On the Mole-Rat (Cryptomys Hottentotus Damarensis) (Rodentia) in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
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- 27 January 1972
- journal article
- Published by AOSIS in Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
- Vol. 15 (1) , 25-35
- https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v15i1.665
Abstract
Aspects of the ecology and distribution of the Damara mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus damarensis) are discussed relative to its life in the arid Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. The value of coat colour as a taxonomic criterion for the subspecies is discussed. Notes are also presented on reproduction, aspects of behaviour such as: habitat, nests, orientation, activity, locomotion, voice, food, feeding and social life, symbiosis, commensalism, parasites and predators.Keywords
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