From toilet cleaners to tail-tugging—new study reveals complex social behaviors of naked mole-rats

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Naked mole-rats are one of the rare examples of eusocial mammals. Eusocial animal species are those in which a single female within the group is tasked with reproduction, along with a select group of males, while the rest of the group focuses on other tasks related to maintaining the living area, gathering food, or caring for young. This kind of caste system is most often seen in insects, like ants and bees.