![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106231057im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Burrowing Mammals Dig For a Living, But How Do They Do That?
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October 28, 2007
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Next time you see a mole digging in tree-root-filled soil in search of supper, take a moment to ponder the mammal's humerus bones. When seen in the lab, they are nothing like the long upper arm bones of any other mammal, says Samantha Hopkins, a paleontologist at the University of Oregon.
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Source University of Oregon
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