Naked Mole Rat Climbs Over Chili Peppers (IMAGE)

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Naked Mole Rat Climbs Over Chili Peppers — Caption

This photograph shows a naked mole rat climbing over chili peppers. The naked mole rat is unable to feel pain from hot chili peppers, and other stimuli that would hurt most other animals.

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Thomas Park, PhD University of Illinois at Chicago

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