"V" is for vole; Surfact tunnels reveal veggie hunter.(Life-Discovery)

Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) | February 25, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: Bill Danielson - Special to the Times Union

Most mammals, with the notable exception of squirrels, live lives of stealth and are experts at going unnoticed. Once a fresh blanket of snow falls, however, we are sometimes offered a glimpse into their lives. Tracks might show us where a small herd of deer crossed a road, or where a rabbit spent the night foraging in a raspberry thicket. Suddenly, the world of mammals is much more apparent to us.

There are still mammals that can hide from us, however. For the most part they are the smallest ...

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