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November 1, 2018 11:44 AM

The Naked Mole-rat Cam at Smithsonian's National Zoo & Biology Conservation Institute
posted by not_on_display (9 comments total)

They are so goofy looking! I luff them.
posted by agatha_magatha at 11:48 AM on November 1, 2018

The mole rats are about five blocks from my house, and I often pass them while cutting through the Zoo on my way to the neighborhood on the west side of it.

I've long wondered what went on down there, and am pleased if a little surprised to see it's much as I imagined: sniffing, eating peppers and radishes, and bonking into each other.
posted by ryanshepard at 12:12 PM on November 1, 2018 [3 favorites]

Thank you!
posted by GenderNullPointerException at 12:29 PM on November 1, 2018 [1 favorite]

The Pacific Science Center in Seattle also has a naked mole rat cam, though not as nicely close up as this one!
posted by foxfirefey at 12:33 PM on November 1, 2018

Forgot to add: via jessamyn!
posted by not_on_display at 12:41 PM on November 1, 2018 [1 favorite]

I love naked mole rats so much. They're like sentient potatoes. I could watch the naked mole rat camera all day.
posted by ArbitraryAndCapricious at 1:01 PM on November 1, 2018 [2 favorites]

I'd question whether naked mole rats are ever really SFW, since they remind me strongly of penises with fangs, but the Smithsonian one is currently having a great old time eating what looks like a piece of sweet potato, so it's cool.
posted by Halloween Jack at 1:19 PM on November 1, 2018 [1 favorite]

I did not realize how much I needed this today. Thank you.
posted by kinnakeet at 7:32 PM on November 1, 2018 [3 favorites]

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
posted by ovvl at 7:15 PM on November 2, 2018 [1 favorite]