Naked Mole Rat
   
   

naked mole rat
This tiny little Naked Mole Rat worked its way from my fingers one night.

naked mole rat
Naked Mole Rats are pretty incredible creatures. Amongst other facts, they: a) can chew through concrete, b) have teeth on the outside of their lips, so no dirt (or concrete) gets inside their mouths, c) are one of the only mammals to practice eusociality, which is the sort of social structure that bees exhibit, ie one queen, a worker-caste system, and specialized soldiers, diggers, etc, and d) have skin so loose that they can turn up to half way around inside their skin!

naked mole rat
He's a cute little critter, isn't he? Unfortunately, real Naked Mole Rats look something like this:

naked mole rat, pittypatter, greenboots, crocodigger
The Naked Mole Rat was actually made with a number of other little critters, all off of a limited palatte based off of whatever clay I had leftover from other projects. From left to right: Pitypatter, Greenboots, Naked Mole Rat, and Crocodigger. I'm pretty sure they solve mysteries together, or something.

   
   

 

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