Raptors such as the barred owl and broad-winged hawk, and larger mammals are potential predators of the hairy-tailed mole. Even smaller mammals such as the short-tailed shrew may prey upon nestlings.

The marsupial mole, an elusive creature that swims through the sands of remote Australian deserts, seems to have suffered an ...

The star-nosed mole has a rose-colored ring of fleshy, retractable tentacles surrounding its nose. This nasal disc is bilaterally symmetrical with 11 projections on each side. Equally distinct is the ...

Moles, with their giant flapper hands ... Dickens says "while underground, they are safe from predators such as cats, dogs, foxes, coyotes, hawks and owls." "No, they are active year-round ...

In Australia, there's a little critter known as the marsupial mole. It has lush, golden fur. It is blind. It has flipper-like front feet so it can swim through desert sands. And it is not easy to find ...

He's studied various moles from around the world, to understand how a mammal can adapt to living underground, and says a subterranean life does have advantages like protection from predators and ...