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The naked mole-rat is one of the few cold-blooded mammals.

Why it is true

The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) cannot regulate its body temperature like most mammals. Its temperature varies with the environment, making it functionally ectothermic. It lives in underground tunnels in East Africa.

Source: Nature

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