# @sandiegozoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca0fuFWB355
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34249106-sandiegozoo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/091675aa6c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-03-07T23:00:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) — https://gondola.cc/sandiegozoo

## Caption

Go streaking with the nude dudes. 

Before judging this critter's cover (or lack thereof) let's get some facts straight. Naked mole rats aren't naked, or moles, or rats. They're more closely related to chinchillas, porcupines and guinea pigs than moles or rats. 

A certain Rug Rat may call them "nakey" but they have about 100 fine hairs all over their body. A more fitting name may be "almost-hairless porcu-chilla-pigs". 

Meet the crew when Wildlife Explorers Basecamp opens on March 11th. 

#WhatsThatFreakyThing #NakedMoleRat #SDZBasecamp #EmbraceYourWildside

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## Tags

embraceyourwildside, whatsthatfreakything, sdzbasecamp, nakedmolerat

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