ZSSD / Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber) portrait, native to Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia

Neil Bromhall / Naked mole rat in tunnel {Heterocephalus glaber} Kenya, East Africa

Neil Bromhall / Naked mole rat feeding {Heterocephalus glaber} Kenya, East Africa

Bert Willaert / Mole Rat (Fukomys micklemi) portrait. Belgium. Captive.

Bert Willaert / Mole Rat (Fukomys micklemi) baring its teeth in a threat posture. Belgium. Captive.

Pete Oxford / Namaqua dune molerat {Bathyergus janetta} feeding, captive, Namaqualand, South africa

Pete Oxford / Namaqua dune molerat {Bathyergus janetta} feeding, captive, Namaqualand, South africa

Pete Oxford / Namaqua dune molerat {Bathyergus janetta} feeding, captive, Namaqualand, South africa

Pete Oxford / Namaqua dune molerat {Bathyergus janetta} captive, Namaqualand, South africa

Neil Bromhall / Queen Naked mole rat suckling young {Heterocephalus glaber} Kenya, East Africa

Elio Della Ferrera / Giant mole rat {Tachyoryctes macrocephalus} Bale Mts NP, Ethiopia, endemic

Neil Bromhall / Naked mole rat urinating in loo chamber {Heterocephalus glaber} Kenya, East Africa