Dogs of all sizes (and many cats, too) enjoy going deep into a burrow of blankets. The darkness helps facilitate daytime napping, and the covers offer a sense of safety. Although domesticated animals ...

Chipmunks tunnel through soil like you might dig in a huge pile of packing peanuts. It’s child’s play for the tiny creatures ...

California wildlife policymakers have opted to protect the diminutive Western burrowing owl as they consider ... owls as “eggs on legs” because the animal’s round head and body sit atop ...

North America’s only ground-dwelling owl, the burrowing owl, is a tiny creature that weighs ... cats have been known to ...

If you don’t love burrowing owls, you’ve probably never seen a burrowing owl. They’re 7 to 10 inches tall, with bright yellow eyes and long, skinny legs. The western variety doesn’t even ...

Badgers are mainly nocturnal animals and dig setts underground that can extend some distance Badgers tunnelling under a road in Lincolnshire have caused £100,000 worth of damage, a council has said.

Flat patio and sidewalk stones not so much. The greater threat is burrowing mammals like chipmunks, mice and who-knows-what. In my case, it’s chipmunks. These cute furry demons are as prolific ...

A petition to list the western burrowing owls as an endangered or threatened species was accepted on Oct. 10 by the commission, making the unusual owl a “candidate” for protective status under ...

When baby burrowing owls showed up near an almost-finished Boulder trail, wildlife officials soared into protection mode.

And don’t worry, coming near the burrow won’t cause the owl family to move out. “A lot of people under the impression that if you touch an animal, a bird, particularly, or an egg or ...

A tiny owl stranded at sea surprised a local crew boat on the morning of October 6. The boat, which was shuttling workers ...