An animal that can push with 40x their bodyweight, the hairy-tailed mole for example, is definitely something to better understand, and scientists at the University of Massachusetts and Brown University are trying to do just that. So how exactly do moles move so much dirt around as they tunnel underground?
From The New York Times’ ScienceTake: Uncovering the Secrets of Mole Motion.
Related locomotion videos:
• The design and movement of slithering snakes
• A 600lb octopus
• A goshawk can fit through tiny spaces
• Sir David Attenborough introduces the naked mole rat
via @bittelmethis.
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