Image by Amy Downes. Characteristic red-sand mounds excavated by the mole-rats. The African mole-rats are an intriguing group of Mammals, and we started talking to research groups and scientists ...

The naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is found in the dry regions of East Africa. These hairless, wrinkly rodents live in underground colonies that function more like insect hives than ...

Marsupial moles are small, about the length of a pencil ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily from ...