Naked Mole Rats

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NMR Facts:
1. Naked Mole Rats are neither moles nor rats.
2. The queen will use her nose to violently poke the noses of family members.
3. Their teeth are on the outside of their mouths.
4. They have a good reason for rolling around in poop.
5. They have a good reason for eating their food twice.

Want to know why? Here is an entertaining and well written article:
The Naked Truth about Mole-Rats - National Zoo

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Kelly said:

Why did you write about a naked mole rat? I happen to know what they are because I watch TV. On Kimpossible, her friend Ron owns a naked mole rat named Rufus!

Father J said:

If you read the article, you will learn why Kimpossible's friend could not have a single pet naked mole-rat. Although the friend could have a Palestine mole-rat. Do you know why?

UT said:

I think he wrote about naked mole rats to see what kind of advertisement Google would assign the page. Prarie dogs and meerkats have similar very social systems where they take care of each others pups. The mole rats have taken it one step further by not having anyone breed but the queen. You see that with other animals like seals and lions where the top male is the only one that breeds, but not as often with a female at the top.

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