• Golden Moles kin to manatees not other moles nor naked mole rats

    From DD'eDeN aka note/nickname/alas_my_l@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 22 06:56:47 2022
    Namib desert, golden moles closest kin to manatees, mammoths, elephants, elephant shrews (Namibia), tree hyrax (Congo).

    The golden moles have malleus bones (in ear) larger than human malleus bones. They detect air and ground surface vibrations by touching shoulder to ground in their burrows.

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