How to Use naked mole rat in a Sentence

naked mole rat

noun

• But naked mole rats seem to have avoided the pitfalls of both.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2018
• One of the black squares is today replaced by an image of a naked mole rat.
  — Emma Allen, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021
• The heroine of the piece is a naked mole rat named Sweety, a conspicuous weirdo.
  — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2019
• These include spotted hyenas and two types of naked mole rat, but lemur species make up the bulk of the list.
  — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020
• The longevity of one particular species jumped out: the naked mole rat.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2023
• These include members of the naked mole rat colony as well as the zoo’s lion pride and elephant herd.
  — Washington Post, 1 May 2021
• The effort expands on a mission that Joel began in 2006 with the photo of a naked mole rat in a zoo a mile away from his home.
  — Joel Sartore, National Geographic, 20 Nov. 2020
• On this day, the Underzone closed as keepers introduced a new colony of naked mole rats.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• Encounters with red pandas are sold out at the Houston Zoo, but are available with the zoo’s naked mole rat, which has large buck teeth.
  — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2018
• Odd appearance aside, the naked mole rat is a marvel of strange abilities and adaptations.
  — Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
• When this happens, naked mole rats lose consciousness, slowing their heartrate and stopping their breathing.
  — Rachel Brown, National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2017
• There are countless examples of animals that can live hundreds of years (clams and whales) and some that show little sign of a greater risk of death in older ages (hydra and naked mole rats).
  — William Mair, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2019
• Zak’s initial subject was the naked mole rat, a hairless rodent with front teeth that look like fingernails and an unusually long life span.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
• Researchers estimate that only one of every 15 of a naked mole rat's sperm can actually swim.
  — Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
• Last year, a naked mole rat made headlines for turning 39, five times the typical lifespan for similarly sized rodents.
  — Wired, 19 July 2022
• Normally, anoxia causes a buildup of fructose that damages tissue, but the naked mole rat is able to convert that buildup into useable fuel.
  — Rachel Brown, National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2017
• And the ice borer itself was just a fantastic twist on a hardly more believable animal, the Namibian naked mole rat, a nearly blind mammal that has a social structure like an ant’s.
  — Paul Hoffman, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2011
• Plants and animals featured in the exhibit include: Venus fly traps, pitcher plants, the panther chameleon, naked mole rats, leaf-cutter ants, electric eels, and the giant Pacific octopus, among others.
  — Megan Becka, cleveland.com, 24 Jan. 2018
• Rochelle Buffenstein, a comparative biologist at Calico Life Sciences, has been studying naked mole rats for the past 30 years.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2018
• The invertebrate and subterranean exhibit building includes the beehive, flying insects and a naked mole rat tunnel.
  — Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Jan. 2018
• The exhibit includes more than 20 different species, including the panther chameleon, naked mole rat, walking batfish, giant Pacific octopus and more.
  — Brittany Nader, cleveland.com, 15 May 2018

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