Right or Wrong, Moles Live Underground. Quiz

Answer: True

Moles very seldom go above ground. They spend most of their lives digging tunnels and hunting for food. A mole's tunnel system is quite complex, with special chambers for sleeping, storing food, and mating. They can also be on different levels.

Answer: True

Yes, it's true. A mole can catch and save worms to eat at a later time, when they are more hungry or when food is in short supply. A mole can eat nearly as much in a day as he weighs. Moles are known to compress worms by squeezing very hard between their paws.

This has the effect of removing internal dirt from the worms and making a tasty meal. A mole diet is mainly earthworms, grubs, insects, and slugs.

Answer: False

Some people think moles have no eyes at all; however, they do, but they are very small. A mole's eyesight is pretty poor, but they can distinguish between light and dark. Some experts think the mole may be colorblind and have blurry vision. Moles can detect the slightest vibration; this helps when they are hunting for food or when one occasionally goes above ground.

Answer: True

A solitary mole's territory can be up to 2.7 acres. The mole needs a large area to hunt for food. The larger the area, the more chances there are of finding food to eat or store.

The haemoglobin in moles is different from most other mammals because it can hold more oxygen. Haemoglobin is the protein contained in red blood cells. This allows the moles to survive underground, and survive the carbon dioxide that builds up in their tunnels from exhaled air..

Answer: True

Moles can detect an odour right away and also determine the direction the odour is coming from while searching in their tunnels, because they process the information from their two nostrils independently. This helps the mole find food and locate predators very quickly and efficiently.

Answer: 15

Moles front feet have very long claws, which enable them to move earth very quickly. Fifteen feet per hour means they take about four minutes to dig out one foot (12 inches), so clear a distance of 3 inches a minute. When a mole is making a tunnel, it uses one foot to push the earth upwards while the other foot is supporting.

The rear feet push against the sides of the tunnel; this is where the molehill is made. A strange fact about the mole is that he can run backwards and turn around by doing a somersault.

Answer: Boars

Male moles are called boars and females are called sows. Baby moles are called pups and are hairless when they are born. When the pups are around five to six weeks old, they leave their mother and have to fend for themselves. Moles can be a few different colours; they can be cream, grey, black, orange, white, or piebald.

Answer: All year

Moles are active all through the year. Nighttime and daytime, they search for food and dig tunnels. When the weather is very hot or when the temperature is very low, they may not be quite as active. Moles like the rain because it makes the ground softer and makes it easier for them to dig their tunnels. Worms come out of their burrows when they feel the vibrations from the rain; this helps the moles locate the worms more easily.

Answer: 2-8 inches high

Mole hills are cone-shaped mounds of earth around 6-24 inches in diameter and 2-8 inches high. A mole tunnel is around 3 inches wide and can consist of many tunnels. Molehills are formed by the soil being pushed upwards from underneath the ground as a tunnel is being dug.

Answer: Mammal

A mole is a vertebrate animal, which means it has an internal skeleton that is covered over in soft tissue and skin. The fur on a mole can go both ways to help when they are digging in tight spaces. It makes it a little easier to move backward and forward in the tunnels. Moles also have very long whiskers, like a cat, and are very sensitive to help with finding food. Moles look strange because they have no external ears.

This is useful to them because, when they dig, their ears could fill up with earth.