Re: Endothermic Crocodiles - Naked Mole Rats?

[JCMcL <darwincr@laplaza.taos.nm.us>]

On Fri, 26 Jan 1996, Nicholas J. Pharris wrote:

> For those of you who don't know, Naked Mole Rats are
> > ectothermic mammals (I'm not sure if they really are rats though) 
> 
> Last I heard, distantly related to old world porcupines and some other 
> African rodents.
> Nick Pharris

I THINK naked mole rats are ENDOtherms that have replaced body 
insulation with total burrow existence.

I think.  When we were in Africa, we held some of these (in my opinion) 
revolting little animals.  They seemed very warm.  

JCMcL