Why cacomistles move into abandoned mines
If you wander into a spooky, deserted mineshaft in the desert, you might be watched by a very fluffy tenant. The ring-tailed cacomistle despises the bright daylight and actively colonizes old, crumbling human excavations. They effortlessly scale sheer rock walls in pitch darkness, turning forgotten mining infrastructure into a perfect predator-free fortress.

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