Perhaps winning the award for creating a burrow out of the toughest material, the burrowing urchin actually scrapes out rock to create its living space and hide from predatory fish. It can grind ...

It's a double whammy.' Warm water decreases an ecosystem's productivity too. Certain organisms like burrowing sea urchins and mud shrimp that live within the seafloor are really important for nutrient ...

The burrowing owl isn't your average owl: It doesn't live in trees, and it's not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But ...

Athene comes from “Athena,” the name of the Greek goddess associated with the owl. The Latin cunicularus means “little miner.” DESCRIPTION: Adult burrowing owls are from about seven to 10 inches in ...

Initiatives like this one serve as a kind of emergency intervention for burrowing owls in the absence of state protection, but some wildlife conservation groups are attempting to put it in law.

The new species has so far only been found in False Bay, South Africa, where it was discovered attached to the burrowing sea urchin Spatagobrissus mirabilis in coarse gravel at a depth of around ...

The sea urchin population in many coastal areas is on the increase, and this could have a negative impact on recreational activities associated with the coast. In certain areas, hundreds of these ...

The burrowing is what makes this dinosaur so special, according to Haviv Avrahami, a Ph.D. student at N.C. State and digital ...

Where the sea urchin lived and what it ate directly influences ... There are several types of razor clams, a species of ...

But if it is burrowing and hiding at night when these nocturnal creatures are supposed to be awake, it may be a sign of stress. This can happen if another pet is constantly watching your hamster.