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Mole emerging from a mole hill

                             Mole Facts

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    The Common Mole (Talpa Europaea)

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  • Lifespan 3-5 years

  • Very poor eyesight but good hearing

  • Sensitive hairs on the face, feet and tail which warn of approaching predators

  • Usually solitary and territorial except in spring when breeding takes place

  • The mole must eat almost two-thirds of it's body weight in food per day (mainly worms)

  • They can move at two miles per hour and can dig up to approx 30 metres in twenty four hours causing extensive damage to property

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