​Southeastern pocket gophers (Geomys pinetis) are fossorial (burrowing) rodents native to the southeastern United States. The range of this species is restricted to the longleaf pines, turkey oak woods, and the coastal plains of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama where the soil is dry and sandy. Pocket gophers are rarely above ground and spend most of their time in burrow systems in which they excavate. Here a female pocket gopher from Florida can be seen digging a new tunnel that will lead into her main burrow system.

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