Animals that live primarily underground are known as fossorial animals. Here are some species of animals that live underground: Prairie dogs dig intricate tunnel systems and chambers which provide ...

Why turtles developed a shell is a mystery which scientists have tried to solve for years Tyler Lyson Turtles may have developed their shells not to protect themselves but rather to burrow underground ...

Foraging underground poses a number of important challenges for fossorial animals, such as amphisbaenians. For instance, visual detection and identification of prey is often hampered by low light ...

The burrowing owl is the only owl species that lives underground, digging its own burrow or taking over abandoned ones made by other animals ...