The Spalax and Nannospalax are two types of blind mole-rats that Mother Nature clearly made when she was having an off-day. She must have been very overstimulated when she decided to stick a gaping mouth, large flaring nose, and absolutely no other facial features onto this hairy, sausage-shaped critter. — Read the rest

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This video made me laugh especially hard because I recently had a very similar experience in my own garden. If you've ever been gardening only to see some of your plants disappearing under the ground, as if they had decided to hide away, then you might know what I'm talking about. — Read the rest

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