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Equilibrium/Sustainability — Pocket gophers farm for a living
Scientists have identified a pocket-sized group of gophers as the only mammals — aside from humans — known to farm for a living. Detectable only by mounds of sandy soil that appear above ground, southeastern pocket gophers devote their days to creating a maze of tunnels that extend hundreds of feet long, according to a University of Florida research team.   In this underground labyrinth, the rodents tend to fields of subterranean roots that they harvest for consumption, the scientists explained, publishing their results in Current Biology on Monday.   “They’re providing this perfect environment for roots to grow and fertilizing them with their waste,” author Veronica Selden, a rece

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