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| − | The '''naked mole rat''' is a burrowing [[rodent]] most known for its peculiar [[adaptation]]s to living underground. These include limited vision, the loss of most hair, and [[incest | incestuous]] based mating system similar to [[ants]] with a dominant female and infertile worker females. Nake mole rats are the only [[eusocial]] [[mammal]]s. | + | The '''naked mole rat''' is a burrowing [[rodent]] most known for its peculiar [[adaptation]]s to living underground. These include limited vision, the loss of most hair, and [[incest | incestuous]] based mating system similar to [[ants]] with a dominant female and infertile worker females which defer to the dominant females every need and whim. Nake mole rats are the only [[eusocial]] [[mammal]]s. |
[[Category:Rodents]] | [[Category:Rodents]] | ||
Revision as of 07:29, July 18, 2008
The naked mole rat is a burrowing rodent most known for its peculiar adaptations to living underground. These include limited vision, the loss of most hair, and incestuous based mating system similar to ants with a dominant female and infertile worker females which defer to the dominant females every need and whim. Nake mole rats are the only eusocial mammals.