Blind mole rats really live up to their name. Their eyes are completely nonfunctional, and have a flat layer of skin covering them instead of openable eyelids.
Like other types of mole rats, they have front teeth outside of their lips, so they can use them to dig without opening their mouths.
Blind mole rats really live up to their name. Their eyes are completely nonfunctional, and have a flat layer of skin covering them instead of openable eyelids.
Like other types of mole rats, they have front teeth outside of their lips, so they can use them to dig without opening their mouths.