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Naked Mole Rats
In a message dated 96-01-27 23:11:16 EST, you write:
>I THINK naked mole rats are ENDOtherms that have replaced body
>insulation with total burrow existence.
>
>I think. When we were in Africa, we held some of these (in my opinion)
>revolting little animals. They seemed very warm.
They are definately ectotherms. The reason the reversed to ectothermy is
their dependance on the 'constant' temperature of their burrows.
Peter Buchholz
Stang1996@aol.com