Chase Dekker / Bobcat (Lynx rufus) with Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) prey, Morgan Hill, California

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

Cyril Ruoso / Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) at den entrance, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Eastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys sp) showing teeth which are used to excavate burrows, North America

Norbert Wu / Eastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys sp) showing teeth which are used to excavate burrows, North America

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.