The Beauty of Ugly: Introduction
In the animal world, as in our own, looks aren't everything. In fact, some of the most aesthetically challenged creatures are also the most fascinating.
Jun 8th, 2011 |
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In the animal world, as in our own, looks aren't everything. In fact, some of the most aesthetically challenged creatures are also the most fascinating.
The naked mole-rat, which is in fact neither a mole nor a rat, is one of only two "eusocial" mammals; as with social insects such as bees and ants, young are produced by only one female in a colony -- the queen.
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