Moles can eat poisonous bugs that other animals can’t eat without getting sick!
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Facts About Moles For Kids
A mole can dig through soil at a rate of 15 feet (4.57 m) per hour when hunting!
A single mole can eat more than 36 pounds (16 kg) of worms in one year!
Moles don’t usually drink water — they get most of it from juicy worms and bugs! But during dry times, they may move to wetter spots to stay hydrated.
Some moles eat their body weight in food every day!
The star-nosed mole is the fastest eater in the animal kingdom! It can catch and gobble up food in less than half a second!
Moles often eat their food head-first!
Some moles make special “worm wells” where they drop half-eaten worms for later!
Conservation & Population
Most types of moles are not in danger of disappearing, thanks to their underground lifestyle!
Moles help keep soil healthy by making air holes and mixing soil layers!
Some types of moles are protected by special rules in certain countries!
The Russian water mole is in danger because of dirty water!
Mole numbers can reach up to 5 moles living in the space of one football field!
Building cities and houses is the biggest danger to moles around the world!
Mole tunnels help stop soil from washing away by making natural water drains!
There are probably over 100 million European moles living today!
