EditorialBurrowing Day-Owl, Rabbit Owl or Rabbit Owl (Athene cunicularia, Surnia cunicularia), Signed: J.J. Audubon, J.T. Bowen, lithography, Pl. 31 (vol. 1), Audubon, John James (drawn); Bowen, J. T. (lith.), 1856, John James Audubon: The birds of America: fro...
EditorialBathyergus suillus, Print, The Cape dune mole-rat (Bathyergus suillus) is a species of solitary burrowing rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to South Africa and named for the Cape of Good Hope., 1700-1880.
EditorialPlatygaster multicarinatus, Print, The Round Island burrowing boa (Bolyeria multocarinata) is an extinct species of snake in the family Bolyeriidae, in the monotypic genus Bolyeria, which was endemic to Mauritius. The species was last seen on Round Isl...
EditorialMolpadia musculus, Print, Molpadia musculus is a species of sea cucumber in the family Molpadiidae. It is found in deep waters in the Atlantic Ocean, burrowing in the mud.
EditorialBufo scaber, Print, Duttaphrynus scaber (common names: Schneider's (dwarf) toad, and for the now-synonymized Bufo fergusonii, Ferguson's toad and Boulenger's burrowing toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in peninsular India ...
EditorialTyphlops braminus, Print, Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake and other names, is a nonvenomous blind snake species found mostly in Africa and Asia, but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. They are comple...
EditorialCynomys ludoviciana, Print, Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorous burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America. The five species are: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. They are a type of groun...
EditorialMyopotamus coypus, Print, The coypu, also known as the nutria, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent. Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae. Myocastor is actually nested within Echimyidae, the family of the spi...
EditorialCorystes dentata, Print, Corystes cassivelaunus, the masked crab, helmet crab or sand crab, is a burrowing crab of the North Atlantic and North Sea from Portugal to Norway, which also occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.It may grow up to 4 centimetres or 1...
EditorialAthene cunicularia, Print, The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other ...
EditorialCallianassa subterranea, Print, Callianassa subterranea is a species of burrowing ghost shrimp. This species is known by such generic common names as "mud shrimp" and "ghost shrimp".
EditorialCorystes dentatus, Print, Corystes cassivelaunus, the masked crab, helmet crab or sand crab, is a burrowing crab of the North Atlantic and North Sea from Portugal to Norway, which also occurs in the Mediterranean Sea. It may grow up to 4 centimetres or...
EditorialCorystes cassivelaunus, Print, Corystes cassivelaunus, the masked crab, helmet crab or sand crab, is a burrowing crab of the North Atlantic and North Sea from Portugal to Norway, which also occurs in the Mediterranean Sea. It may grow up to 4 centimetr...
EditorialAthene cunicularia, Print, The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other ...
EditorialBrachymeles bonitae, Print, Brachymeles bonitae, commonly known as Hikida's short-legged skink or the stub-limbed burrowing skink, is a species of skink found in the Philippines. It was first described in 1839 by Andr? Marie Constant Dum?ril and Gabrie...
EditorialGeomys bursarius, Print, The plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) is one of 35 species of pocket gophers, so named in reference to their externally located, fur-lined cheek pouches. They are burrowing animals, found in grasslands and agricultural la...
EditorialCorystes dentata, Print, Corystes cassivelaunus, the masked crab, helmet crab or sand crab, is a burrowing crab of the North Atlantic and North Sea from Portugal to Norway, which also occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.It may grow up to 4 centimetres or 1...
EditorialMyopotamus coypus, Print, The coypu, also known as the nutria, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent. Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae. Myocastor is actually nested within Echimyidae, the family of the spi...
EditorialEuropean rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit or burrowing hare, Lepus cuniculus). Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardine's Naturalist's Library, Edinburgh, 1836.
EditorialBurrowing parrot, Cyanoliseus patagonus, and New Zealand kaka, Nestor meridionalis (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838.
EditorialCliff Swallow and Burrowing Owl. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. Cliff Swallow and Burrowing Owl. Image taken from: American Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, etc. [With plates...
EditorialEuropean rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit or burrowing hare, Lepus cuniculus). Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardine's Naturalist's Library, Edinburgh, 1836.
EditorialBurrowing parrot, Cyanoliseus patagonus, and New Zealand kaka, Nestor meridionalis (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838.
EditorialIndian burrowing frog (Sphaerotheca breviceps (short-headed toad, Rana breviceps) and cape rain frog or giant rain frog, Breviceps gibbosus (le Bossu of la Cepede, Rana gibbosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by Geor...
EditorialBurrowing parrot, Cyanoliseus patagonus (Arara patagonica). Illustration by Edward Lear. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1840.