mole

General Introduction to moles: 

The common mole, or if you want its full scientific classification the Talpa europaea is a small but mighty creature, which there are 35-40 million estimated to be living in the UK.  These creatures are dark grey/black in colour with velvet-like fur, and sized between 11-16 cm.  Moles also possess 44 teeth, which is an extraordinary number considering humans only have around 32 and are a much larger species! 

Despite popular belief, moles are not blind.  However, they are colourblind and mainly detect light and darkness, which results in poor vision and makes humorous cartooned mole representations in glasses rather accurate.  

Moles are extremely receptive to touch which compensates for their poor eyesight, and their vibrational sensitivity drives a directional pathway toward