2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/210542In this paper we try to establish a connection between a three-dimensional Lotka--Volterra dynamical system and two-dimensional topological surgery. There are many physical phenomena exhibiting two-dimensional topological surgery through a `hole drilling' process. By our connection, such phenomena may be modelled mathematically by the above dynamical system.16 pages, 14 figuresDynamical SystemsGeometric Topology37, 57text