The eyes belong to the taxidermized gophers populating the dioramas of the Torrington Gopher Hole Museum. The Museum was opened in 1996 in the rural hamlet of Torrington, Alberta (pop. 200).

Goldy Gopher was born a chipmunk. That’s because when George Grooms ... Grooms was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he studied art under one of Diego Rivera’s students; one of Grooms’ murals still graces ...