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Learn "Burrowology" with The Creature Teacher. In this show, we'll tell you why and how certain animals dig holes, burrows and underground tunnels. We'll also tell you what kind of burrows are dug and body characteristics of digging creatures. A few of the animals you might learn about in this show are:

• Black Tailed Prairie Dog- an expert digger with elaborate tunnels and listening posts
• Sulcata Tortoise-large, strong front legs and sharp sharp claws aid this animal in digging 10 feet deep
• Budgetts Frog-this animals uses a spur on his hind feet and burrows in backwards
• Sea Urchin- no arms or legs so this creature uses 5 self sharpening teeth
• Barred Tiger Salamanders-nocturnal animals with sensitive skin, burrows aid in protection and keeping cool and moist
• Domestic Rabbit-digs a multi-chambered warren for protection and cooling off
• Giant Black African Millipede-by contracting  muscles in their body wall they push forward and widen holes at the same time
• African Pygmy Hedgehog- uses its snout to push soil and kick out dirt with its legs
• Hermit Crabs-by dragging water in their shells and dribbling it on sand, crabs can dig several feet deep in a short time
• Cameroon Blue Caecilian- uses special bones in its head and anchors hind end in position
• Rose Haired Tarantula- uses its web to help excavate and drag soil to another location
• African Bullfrog- envelopes itself in a coccoon while underground during the dry season
• Emperor Scorpions- with many legs and a strong tail these animals are expert diggers

Terminology covered: fossorial, hibernate, nocturnal, crepuscular, form/warren, exoskeleton

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