SUMMER - Are Naked Mole-rats the weirdest animals on earth?
01/12/24 • 25 min
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They look like... 'sabre-toothed sausages', they can barely see, they live for a really long time and have a queen who oppresses them.
Find out all about the Naked Mole-rat this week and let us know your weirdest animal on earth suggestions at [email protected].
Featuring:
Dr Alison Barker, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.
Adjunct Professor Rochelle Buffenstein, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Extra information: Professor Gary R. Lewin, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine.
Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Additional mastering: Angie Grant
This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and Kaurna people.
They look like... 'sabre-toothed sausages', they can barely see, they live for a really long time and have a queen who oppresses them.
Find out all about the Naked Mole-rat this week and let us know your weirdest animal on earth suggestions at [email protected].
Featuring:
Dr Alison Barker, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.
Adjunct Professor Rochelle Buffenstein, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Extra information: Professor Gary R. Lewin, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine.
Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Additional mastering: Angie Grant
This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and Kaurna people.
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Additional mastering: Angie Grant.
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This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and Kaurna people.
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