De+Winton's+Golden+Mole

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 * //Cryptochloris wintoni is the sientific name of the golden mole.

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__description__ head and body length is 2.7-9 inches and it weights 0.5-17.6 oz//**


 * //iridescent golden, blue, purple, or bronze sheen on thier brown fur

__behavior__ the golden mole fights to defend for their burrows against intruder, burrowing gets more intense in the summer

the golden mole relys on their touch, smell, and sensitivity to hunt below and on the surface of the soil.

__diet__ they catch and kill legless lizards.

__reproduction__ the golden mole reproduces during the winter months of april to july. They have three to two babies.

__habitat__ the golden mole's burrows underneath the ground anywhere from sand dunes to tropical forest//**


 * //__home range__//**
 * //South Africa//**

An act, 1973, that was passed to keep all endangered species to be protected.
 * //__endangered species act__

authorizes the determination and listing of species as endangered and threatened;

authorizes the assessment of civil and criminal penalties for violating the Act or regulations

provides authority to acquire land for the conservation of listed species, using land and water conservation funds//**

the reason for the golden moles population decline is habitat destruction//**
 * //__population decline__