A burrow is a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground by an animal to construct a space suitable for habitation or temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. Burrows provide a form of shelter
An eastern chipmunk at the entrance of its burrow
A black-tailed prairie dog, with young, emerges from its burrow
Bird burrows on the Volga shore near Kstovo, Russia
Crustacean burrows in a Jurassic limestone, southern Israel
Prairie dogs are herbivorous burrowing ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America. There are five recognized species of prairie dog: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and M
Burrow
…are the animals that originally dig and construct the burrow, and are generally very strong. Some animals considered to be primary excavators are the prairie dog, aardvark and wombat. Pygmy gerbils are an example of secondary modifiers, as they do not build an original burrow, but will live inside a burrow made…
Prairie dogs raise their heads from their burrows in response to disturbances.
Full view of a prairie dog
Prairie dogs at a burrow entrance