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naked mole rat in American Englishnouna nearly hairless rodent, Heterocephalus glaber, of eastern African dry steppes and savannas, having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies, based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes Also called: sand rat, sand puppy Examples of 'naked mole rat' in a sentencenaked mole rat Add to the list of questions about alloparenting the behavior of the naked mole-rat.How, then, could the naked mole-rat workers be such great parents?There has to be some consolation to looking like a naked mole rat.Move over panda cam, naked mole-rat live streaming is going to be a big internet hit.They then tested their estrogen levels and their response to the yipping sounds of naked mole-rat pups.But female naked mole-rat workers have lower levels of these hormones because their reproductive organs never mature.Naked mole-rats can vocalize to communicate, but their hearing is poor.Pint-sized naked mole rats and bats are also unusually resistant to cancer. |