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Big-headed African Mole Rat Collecting food to take underground, these Mole Rats don't venture far from one of entrance holes to their burrows. Bale Mountains,Big-headed african mole rat,Sanetti Plain,Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Click/tap to enlarge

Big-headed African Mole Rat

Collecting food to take underground, these Mole Rats don't venture far from one of entrance holes to their burrows.

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The Giant Root Rat

The big-headed African mole rat, also known as the giant root-rat, Ethiopian African mole rat, or giant mole rat, is a rodent species in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia's Bale Mountains. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, where it can reach densities of up to 2,600 individuals per square kilometre.

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Uploaded Nov 27, 2023. Captured Nov 11, 2023 09:25.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • ISO1600