the.com/gopher tortoise
a desert architect whose burrow shelters 350 other species, making it a landlord with no rent.
keystone speciesBurrows house owls, snakes, frogs, and rabbits
deep diggerTunnels can stretch 40 feet long
long-livedOften survives 60 to 80 years
slow startFemales mature around age 10 to 20
fire allyBurrows shelter wildlife during wildfires