naked mole rat: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	naked blesmol • Heterocephalus glaber

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A naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) with wrinkled, hairless skin and prominent whiskers rests inside its burrow.

Naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber).

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