Watch: why naked mole rats might be the strangest mammal alive

An animated TED-Ed lesson explains how naked mole rats defy normal mammal biology — living in insect-like colonies, tolerating low oxygen, and barely ageing or developing cancer.

— TED-Ed, Are naked mole rats the strangest mammals? - Thomas Park — YouTube video

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