Which of these countries has no moles?
The mole (Talpa Europaea) can be found throughout Europe but not in Ireland. This phenomenon occurred as a result of the last ice age which ended about 7,000 years ago.
During the last ice age, most of Ireland and Britain was covered, but as the ice melted animals moved northwards.
They moved through Europe and into Britain but did not reach Ireland because the sea level rose too quickly. As a result, Ireland was left without moles and many other mammals that are found in the UK.
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Paul Greenslade
Australia does not have Talpa Europea, it has native, marsupial moles.
David Roy
Perhaps St Patrick chased them all out along with the snakes.
John Cameron
Maybe the snakes ate the moles, and had no food left so they disappeared as well.
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Daniel Hutton, unicorns are only found in Scotland. They also vanished from Ireland in the last ice age
Julie Allen
Robert Goyne,Moles are found on every continent except Antarctica and South America.
Pat Salloum
We all know that Ireland doesn't have snakes, but I didn't know about the moles.