Eremitalpa granti canus EX. KM-1184, 3 May. 1941, Companies Drift, N.W.C.P. (Lomberts Bay), 100', S. Afrikaner, no measurement. Description - like granti only larger and a more light brownish silvery color. Personal Notes I have collected Eremitalpa granti on the desert five miles East of Port Nolloth. Mr. Vander Neever showed me how to catch them. They are called Creep Mole by the local Coloureds and Afrikaners. They creep just under the surface of the sand leaving a visible small mound of sand which has no definite pattern, but meanders over the dunes wherever the small mole may find animal food such as insects and snails. When pursued this most beautiful of the small moles will burrow straight down into the sand, usually under a small bush or shrub. I have heard them utter a faint squeak. They are most active at night and early morning. If placed in the sand they will dig out of sight in a few seconds. They worm their way into the sand, digging with their spade like foreclaws, and pushing the sand out with their small hind feet! When placed on a flat hard surface, they can move quite rapidly. I have seen them devour dead lizards in a short time. They can eat their own weight in a day easily.