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Defend our moles!
If you see a mole above ground he will not readily see you, for his eyesight is very poor. He will, however, pick up the slightest vibration caused by your footsteps and will disappear into solid ground in less than a minute. For his size, he is one of the world's most powerful animals. Never try to put a mole head first down its hole; instead, turn it round and it will disappear backwards into its tunnel, albeit biting you as it goes.
I realise that the mole hasn't got the eyes of the owl, the cuddliness of a dormouse or the majesty of a fox, but it is a warm-blooded, thinking feeling animal that deserves to be given more consideration by our present day agriculturists.
In these more enlightened times it is the mole's doubtful privilege to be the only animal in Britain that can be legally poisoned with strychnine.
