Teach me how to close this hole

The small spines on his neck rose and fell as he wandered all over looking for his aunt, he had never expected to have to make it all the way to her den! It felt like he had been wandering forever, though it could have only been about five minutes realisticly. Though when she greeted him, he gave what passed as a smile and returned her affection. "Momma was telling me about a plant called desert rose, and I want to know more about plants and how they can be used." His curiosity had been piqued and he would not stop until his thirst for knowledge was quenched. There was a new unknown to him, and he just had to explore all of its possibilities.