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Damaraland mole rat

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Noun1.Damaraland mole rat - colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat
fossorial mammal - a burrowing mammal having limbs adapted for digging
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Lots of people don't think they're very pretty," says Bennett, who has been studying Damaraland mole rats for 22 years.
Lives of a mole rat by Sohn, Emily / Science News for Kids
Mole rat" is applied to rodents in several families, but the article focused on the Bathyergidae, which includes the Damaraland mole rat (Cryptomys damarensis) and the naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber).
Buried information by McCleve, Scott / Science News
The Damaraland mole rat that woke Faulkes doesn't have a popular following, but it offers a valuable comparison with the naked mole rats' social behavior.
Naked and not: two species of mole rats run complex societies ... by Milius, Susan / Science News
 
 
 
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