31. However, some species have much larger litters, averaging twelve young in the naked mole rat , and sometimes much larger. 32. Speciation from assortative mating has occurred in the Middle East blind mole rat , cicadas, and the European corn borer. 33. While Kim and Erik attend prom together, Ron decides to take Rufus, his naked mole rat , to Bueno Nacho. 34. The mole rats occasionally travel above ground to forage for surface vegetation, and to disperse to found new burrow systems. 35. But why not have more mammaries anyway so that even mole rat young need not ever wait for their milk? 36. Perhaps the most extreme examples of colonial behavior in rodents are the eusocial naked mole rat and Damaraland mole rat. 37. For a naked mole rat , the sole focus of existence is the colony; individual life outside the colony is meaningless. 38. Perhaps the most extreme examples of colonial behavior in rodents are the eusocial naked mole rat and Damaraland mole rat . 39. Only the queen mole rat and her small harem of select males procreate, producing litters of pups every 80 days. 40. Over time there was a reduction in mole rat sizes in the collections, likely because of weather and environmental changes.
