big-headed African mole rat, (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus), also known as the giant root-rat, Ethiopian African mole rat, or giant mole rat - ZooChat
![Big-headed mole rats in Ethiopia's Bale mountains have a symbiotic relationship with moorland chats, a species of small birds. The birds eat bugs exposed by the mole rats' tunnelling, and in return Big-headed mole rats in Ethiopia's Bale mountains have a symbiotic relationship with moorland chats, a species of small birds. The birds eat bugs exposed by the mole rats' tunnelling, and in return](https://external-preview.redd.it/BAp0vxSw9ddHa2qjEANCT0T6_KjcvfVH6QEHKBIaRZE.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=79c0bc5467a46df98bad1b11e3036771c3706d5f)
Big-headed mole rats in Ethiopia's Bale mountains have a symbiotic relationship with moorland chats, a species of small birds. The birds eat bugs exposed by the mole rats' tunnelling, and in return
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![Ecological role of the big-headed African mole-rat in Afroalpine ecosystem – Katedra zoologie PřF JU Ecological role of the big-headed African mole-rat in Afroalpine ecosystem – Katedra zoologie PřF JU](http://zoo.prf.jcu.cz/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Tachyoryctes-macrocephalus-200x133.jpg)
Ecological role of the big-headed African mole-rat in Afroalpine ecosystem – Katedra zoologie PřF JU
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![Comparative morphometric analysis of lungs of the semifossorial giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus) and the subterranean Nigerian mole rat (Cryptomys foxi) | Scientific Reports Comparative morphometric analysis of lungs of the semifossorial giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus) and the subterranean Nigerian mole rat (Cryptomys foxi) | Scientific Reports](https://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-020-61873-8/MediaObjects/41598_2020_61873_Fig1_HTML.png)