Naked mole-rats have no hair at all. They have large teeth with a skin flap protecting from dirt. When hunger sets in they eat roots underground and tubers. Being smart enough not to eat them all so they grow back the following year. Their teeth help protect them against their large predator the snake. Scissor like actions are used to ward off nasties underground.Naked mole-rats can live in groups up to 100 and they do have a queen. She checks on her burrowing workers and security soldiers (these rats don't work) and she is much bigger and heavier. The workers dig away to create complex burrow systems in hard clay soil. Inside their burrows they easily move forwards and backwards and can even sommersault. The critters are found mainly around central and eastern Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.
When disturbed or bothered naked mole-rats will honk or squeak. And being naked they only come out in the early morns or evening to protect their wrinkly skin.
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3 comments:
hmmmm looks like a penis with teeth.. certainly not the disney mole rat I'm' used to seeing..
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biscuit
can you buy these to keep as a pet in australia?
Naked mole rats cannot be kept as pets in Australia. Only in special zoo's maybe. They need a colony, km's of area to dig, a queen, special roots to eat and special temperatures.
You will not find one in your back garden.
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