Cyril Ruoso / Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) emerging from hole, Vizcaino Desert, Baja California, Mexico, May.

Albert Aanensen / Pocket Gopher {Geonyidae} Banff NP, Canada.

Albert Aanensen / Pocket Gopher {Geonyidae}at burrow entrance, Banff NP, Canada.

Michael Quinton / Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) pair silhouetted in tree with captured Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides), Idaho

Michael Quinton / Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) male perching in tree with captured Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides) male, Idaho

Michael Quinton / Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) on forest floor with captured Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides) at its feet, Idaho

Michael Quinton / Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) adult male pouncing on a Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides), Idaho

Michael Quinton / Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) pair on nest, male with Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides), Idaho

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae cervinus) sitting upright with mouth open, portrait, Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park, Arizona, USA. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae cervinus) portrait, Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park, Arizona, USA. Captive.

Jack Dykinga / Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) with Gopher (Geomyida) prey in beak, surrounded by flock of Snow geese (Anser caerulescens) among corn field stubble, Bosque del Apache Refuge, New Mexico, USA. Novemb...

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae robustus) portait, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah. Captive.