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Pocket Gophers
These curious little animals are characterized by their large cheek pouches opening outside the mouth, and their modified fore feet with immense claws suited for digging. Their bodies are heavy and their movements somewhat clumsy. The skull is thick, and in the species of Geomys which is the only genus represented in the East, the upper incisors are grooved. In the allied genus Thomomys, which is abundantly represented in the West, this is not the case.
