Bilbies are known to live on average, between 6 to 10 years. Bilby burrows are unique in that they spiral downward, which gives the animal an extra margin of protection from a predator.

especially in places where animal agriculture and farming machinery have compacted the soil. Aardvarks live in the African savannahs, rainforests, woodlands, and scrublands. Their burrows are an ...

Fennec foxes live in underground burrows during the day to avoid the desert heat. They often dig their own burrows, with multiple entrances and exits ...

Water monitor is a large lizard that swims well and hunts animals such as fish and crabs in the water and mud of mangrove ...

Children learn about the diverse habitats that support minibeast communities around the world. Suitable for teaching science ...

Cattle egrets live on insects. And in the savannah ... As their name suggests, carrion beetles eat dead animals. These insects also lay their eggs on the deceased animals so their larvae can ...

We’re all familiar with animals that hibernate in the winter, like bears and groundhogs. There’s another class of animals ...

Photograph by Joel Sartore Fennec foxes spend most of the day keeping cool in their burrows, emerging at night to hunt. Photograph by Joel Sartore There might be no single reason for an animal’s ...

These charismatic, rabbit-size rodents live on North America's prairies ... and rebuilding these dwellings. Other animals benefit from their labors. Burrows may be shared by snakes, burrowing ...

Panda: They inhabit the mountainous bamboo forests of China. Meerkat: They dig burrows in the deserts and grasslands of southern Africa. Arctic foxes: They make their homes in burrows in the Arctic ...

Some animals, find shelter within their own shells. And some animals live in shelter underground. These are called Burrows. If animals, including us humans, don't have one or all of these things ...