naked mole rats
Hairless burrowing mammals
Naked mole rats are small, nearly hairless rodents native to East Africa, living in underground colonies with a social structure resembling that of bees or ants—a single breeding queen, sterile workers, and soldiers.
Their wrinkled pink skin, protruding teeth, and beady eyes make them memorably ugly.
They're notable for remarkable longevity, cancer resistance, and tolerance of low oxygen.
- diggerOne who unearths
- socialityInclination toward community
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- hairlessHaving no fur
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
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- colonial insectsants, bees, termites, honeybees, fire ants
- rodentsmouse, rat, guinea pig, squirrel, mice
- hidden animalscryptids, ambush predators, trapdoor spiders, stick insects, leaf insects
- kin selectionrelatedness, coefficient, nepotism, selfish gene, fitness
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Solitary, self-reliant individuals
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