Sometimes animals only use burrows for a short time.

Females use caves, tree cavities or burrows as shelter when giving birth.

Ectotherms also use burrows as a means to keep warm in the cold desert nights.

They use underground burrows created by other small animals.

Staying cool means spending time in the water, and using burrows as a way to escape the highest temperatures of the day.

The desert cottontail uses burrows made by other rodents rather than making its own.

The lizard is very secretive using small burrows and sandstone or siltstone for cover.

Great Basin pocket mice are nocturnal and use burrows for daytime cover.

They also use burrows during periods of winter and summer torpor.

However, they spend much of their time below ground, using burrows connected by above-ground runways they use to find food.