Describes this strange-looking rodent which lives a social life in a system of tunnels under the brick-hard soil of East Africa.
Wilbur, a naked mole rat who likes to wear clothes, is forced to go before the wise community elder, who surprises the other naked mole rats with his pronouncement.
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"Simple text and photos describe the unique homes, bodies, behaviors and adaptations of naked mole-rats"--Provided by publisher.
Every book in the Nocturnal Animals series includes sidebars on scientific classification, the special features of the nocturnal eye, and the difference between nocturnal, diurnal, and crepuscular animals.
Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning.
The naked mole rat belongs to this group of animals. Readers of this absorbing volume will discover fascinating facts about these creepy animals, who live in colonies organized like those of bees and ants, and aren't actually moles or rats!
Controlled ovulation in the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus) with human chorionic gonadotrophin following prostaglandin-induced luteal regression. Fertil. Steril. ... In DNA Systematics: Humans and Higher Primates, vol. 3.
This story shares scientists' efforts to learn the anatomy, physiology, behaviors, and social structure of the naked mole-rat, not studied closely until the 1950s.
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The Naked Mole Rat is exactly what it sounds like - it's a species of rat belonging to the order of rodents, and it is called "naked" because it has very little hair, leaving its skin totally exposed.