Gophers (Geomyidae) are a family of rodents, with 41 known species burrowing through North and Central America. These furry little herbivores subsist primarily on a diet of grass.

Pocket gophers are a type of burrowing rodent known for their extensive tunnels. Jerry Kirkhart via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 In May 1980, a magnitude-5.1 earthquake accompanied by an avalanche ...

A pocket gopher is seen in its home on a meadow in the Butte Camp area on the southern side of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state. Gophers were taken to the northern side, which had ...

Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades later, their short visit still has visible, and vibrant, effects.