Showing posts with label Coprophagia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coprophagia. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Rats living in community - Naked mole rats!



We see ants, termites and bees live a social life sharing tasks among themselves. But a mammal too leads such a eusocial life! It is the
Naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glabra, Desert mole rat, Sand puppy). It is a burrowing rodent that lives underground in East African countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia). Its adaptation to desert life is surprising.

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