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Botta's Pocket Gopher
Thomonys bottae

  


Photo ©Patricia McQuade

The Pocket Gopher gets its name from the pockets in its cheeks (outside in the fur, not inside its mouth) that it uses for carrying food and nesting materials. It has large claws and huge front teeth for digging underground. But the most unusual thing is this: Its lips can close behind its teeth, so no dirt gets into its mouth when digging.

Gophers eat plants, mostly the roots. Gophers are preyed upon by many, many animals, like hawks, owls, coyotes, skunks, great blue herons, and even snakes.
Earth Cards
Nature Trading Cards

What are Earth Cards?

Trading cards?  Flash cards?  Game cards? Animal cards? Earth cards are all of these.

  • Collect them like baseball cards.
  • Play games with them like a game deck.
  • Use them as flash cards and species cards for learning. 
  • Trade them with your friends.

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Nature Trading Cards

Box of 35 cards          $5.00
Box of 65 cards        $10.00
Box of 100 cards       $15.00

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You can customize your box of cards. Just go to Choose your cards and pick the species you want included.  
A box of Nature Trading Cards would be a nice gift for your child's classroom. You can also order them in quantities, at special prices, to use as fundraisers for your school. Schools