They bury themselves to protect themselves from predators while they sleep.
It is cooler under the sand plus it helps them avoid predators.
They bury themselves in mud or dirt and go into hibernation until spring.
Flounders bury themselves to avoid being detected by their prey. They bury themselves in sand or mud and wait until their prey approaches.
No, raccoons do ot bury themselves when dying but may remain in an underground burrow.
Arctic foxes do not bury themselves but they do dig an extensive burrow where they can seek shelter from bad weather and predators.
There are several animals that bury themselves. Lizards, turtles, hedgehogs and the scarab beetle all bury themselves in dirt.
Yes they do
yes
Because they are burrowing mammals.
they bury under the sand a keep moist until the first big monsoon of the year
yes
There are a lot of reasons. Usually to protect itself from predators, but sometimes they bury themselves to look for food.
Yes and no; its easier to use gravel with an area of moist soil for them to bury themselves. Its hard to bury themselves in bark chipping.