Enlarged, dry sections of the tunnels serve as sites for resting and brood-rearing nests which the moles build by collecting dry leaves or grass. Sometimes a mole will build its nest where a tunnel ...

They begin to disperse from the nest at this age, but do not become sexually mature until the following spring, at an age of 10 months. Longevity for this species is four to five years. Raptors such ...