The monstrous regiment of naked mole rats.

From: The Economist (US) | Date: October 6, 1990 | Copyright information

The monstrous regiment of naked mole rats

THERE is nothing alluring about the nakedness of mole rats. With their wrinkled hide, protruding teeth, piggy eyes and stubby whiskers, these burrowing African rodents are startlingly unattractive. Yet zoologists love them, not for their looks, but because of their way of life. Though a colony of naked mole rats may contain 100 mature females, only one will have children. Many insect species live this way, in hives run by queen...

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