naked mole-rat
Hairless burrowing rodent
A naked mole-rat is a small, hairless, burrowing rodent native to East Africa.
Despite their name, they are neither moles nor rats but belong to their own family.
They live in underground colonies with a single breeding queen—a social structure unique among mammals, resembling that of bees or ants.
Their wrinkled pink skin and prominent teeth make them distinctively ugly.
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- tunnel systemNetwork of underground passages
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- queenMost powerful chess piece
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