Around the world and across taxa, subterranean mammals show remarkable convergent
evolution in morphology (eg, reduced external ears, small eyes, shortened limbs and tails) …

Naked mole-rats share some sensory characteristics with other subterraneans, including
lack of object vision, retention of the ability to entrain their circadian rhythm to light, and poor …

African mole‐rats provide a unique taxonomic group for investigating the evolution and
neurobiology of sociality. The two species investigated here display extreme differences in …

Publisher Summary Naked mole rats are mouse-sized rodents that have become an
important animal model in biomedical research. They play a unique mammalian role in …

The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is famous for its longevity and unusual
physiology. This eusocial species that lives in highly ordered and hierarchical colonies with …

Specialized species often reveal general principles of brain organization and provide
systems for analysis of sensory function. Subterranean species dependent on touch have …

The question whether newborns possess inborn social skills is a long debate in
developmental psychology. Fetal behavioral and anatomical observations show evidences …

The East African naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) lives in large and extremely
cooperative subterranean colonies. However, both the biology that drives their social …

Naked mole-rats have a variety of distinctive features such as the organization of a
hierarchical society (known as eusociality), extraordinary longevity, and cancer resistance; …

Simple Summary Naked mole-rats live in crowded underground burrows where
concentrations of oxygen can be low and concentrations of carbon dioxide can be high …