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A blind mole that glides through sand has been spotted in South Africa, 87 years after wildlife experts feared it had gone extinct.
Eremitalpa species such as Grant's golden mole live in the sandy Namib desert, where they cannot form tunnels because the sand collapses. Instead during the day, when they must seek shelter, they "swim" through the loose sand, using their broad claws to paddle, and dive down some 50 centimetres (20 in) to where it is bearably cool.
Amblysomus [1] (also narrow-headed golden mole or South African golden mole) is a genus of the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae, [2] comprising five species of the small, insect-eating, burrowing mammals endemic to Southern Africa.
The Namib golden mole sheltering under vegetation. In contrast to many other golden moles, Grant's golden mole rarely builds lasting tunnels. It "swims" through the sand just under or on the surface while searching for food. It is mainly a nocturnal animal, resting by day in small caves beneath sheltering plants. [1]
Scientists are making a mountain out of a mole hill after finding a rare breed of sightless burrowing mammal not seen for the better part of a century. Endangered blind sand mole rediscovered in ...
The Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa, ...
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