Naked Mole Rats In The News

Science Daily has an interesting story on naked mole rats (and how could a story on naked mole rats be anything other than interesting I ask):

Bill Nye on Naked Mole Rats

I haven’t mentioned those adorable and beautiful creatures called naked mole rats lately. So to make up for it there are a few videos below the fold.

What We Can Learn From Bones: Paleodiets, Early Hominins, and Mole Rats, Part Two

Before going further, let me remind readers of the purpose behind “What We Can Learn From Bones.” Creationists like to make two main claims about paleoanthropology. First, they claim that all we have are bone fragments and teeth, and by implication, that we can learn nothing from bone fragments and teeth. Second, they claim that [...]

Science News Daily Slanders Naked Mole Rats!

I couldn’t believe my eyes! In an otherwise interesting article on Science News Daily the following statement occurs:

Life is Sooo Unfair

Do to some recent feedback on my Naked Mole Rat posts I thought there might be a way of making some money off of it – maybe millions – so I could retire in style. My first thought was I could create a Naked Mole Rat stuffed animal or maybe a beanie baby (could you [...]

Naked Mole Rat Porn: or This Means War

One of the blogs I visit on a regular basis is Dharma Bums There, the stories are always interesting, the writing is always great and the pictures would make Ansel Adams weep in jealousy. Today, I visit their site and what do I discover but Squirrel Porn! I was very shocked…that I didn’t think of [...]

Friday Naked Mole Rat Blogging

Naked mole rats have a pretty distinctive social structure – which in some ways is similar to that found in social insects. From Science Daily: They live in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. They are 3-6 inches long, have pink furless skin, tiny eyes which never see the light of day, and long front teeth for [...]