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Are Naked Mole Rats Blind?
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No. They live underground, but these hairless creatures have a keen, if limited, sense of sight. And they don't like what they see, according to a report in the November 2006 Animal Behaviour. Light may suggest that a predator has broken into a tunnel, which could explain why subterranean diggers developed sight in the first place. 9 Other Amazing Things You Didn't Know about Animals	This pregnant naked mole-rat is 15 years old. Credit: Rochelle Buffenstein/City College of New York. . Click to View
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