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https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/the-naked-mole-rats-guide-to-eternal-life
The naked mole rat's guide to eternal life - BBC Science Focus Magazine
Jul 1, 2024 - Immune to pain, free from cancer and living in a highly developed society with a queen - is there nothing naked mole rats can't do?
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https://www.popsci.com/environment/naked-mole-rat-queen-succession/
Not all naked mole-rat queens go out in a blaze of bloody violence | Popular Science
Apr 15, 2026 - Surprising study reveals peaceful succession is possible.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-a-naked-mole-rat-queen-dies-that-usually-means-war-but-not-for-this-colony/
When a naked mole rat queen dies, that usually means war—but not for this colony | Scientific...
Apr 15, 2026 - When their queen dies, naked mole rat females usually wage bloody battles of succession. But peace may be possible, a new study suggests
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/naked-mole-rat-named-vertebrate/
Naked Mole Rat Named "Vertebrate of the Year" | Scientific American
Feb 20, 2024 - Two groundbreaking studies this year have helped explain the animal's resistance to cancer
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https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/nx-s1-5789030/naked-mole-rat-colony-queens-succession
No coup, just cuddles. A naked mole rat colony changes queens peacefully : NPR
Apr 21, 2026 - These matriarchal rodents often have bloody succession wars to replace their queen. But in a colony in California, Queen Tere ceded the throne to her daughter,...
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