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gptkbp:instanceOf
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species
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gptkbp:activities
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Nocturnal
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gptkbp:adaptation
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Fossorial
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gptkbp:aroma
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Excellent
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gptkbp:averageLifespan
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3 to 5 years
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gptkbp:behavior
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Social
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gptkbp:breedingSeason
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Year-round
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gptkbp:class
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Mammalia
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gptkbp:climate
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Warm climates
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gptkbp:colors
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Brown to yellowish
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gptkbp:commonName
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Hottentot golden mole
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gptkbp:communicationEquipment
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Vocalizations
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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gptkb:IUCN_Red_List
Least Concern
Research funding
Habitat protection
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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Local folklore
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gptkbp:diet
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Herbivore
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gptkbp:distribution
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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gptkbp:family
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Bathyergidae
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gptkbp:foragingBehavior
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Yes
Day and night
Root digging
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gptkbp:fossilRecord
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Yes
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gptkbp:geneticDiversity
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Ongoing
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Cryptomys
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gptkbp:habitat
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Grasslands
Loamy_soils
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gptkbp:hasLength
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15 to 25 cm
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cryptomys hottentotus
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gptkbp:kingdom
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Animalia
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gptkbp:litterSize
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2 to 6
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gptkbp:matingSystem
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Polygynous
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gptkbp:movement
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Digging
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gptkbp:nativeTo
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Southern_Africa
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gptkbp:nesting
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Plant fibers
Burrow_construction
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gptkbp:order
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Rodentia
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gptkbp:phylum
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Chordata
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gptkbp:populationTrend
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Stable
Variable
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gptkbp:predators
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Birds of prey
Snakes
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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Bathyergus
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gptkbp:reproduction
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Viviparous
Altricial
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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Ecology
Behavioral studies
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gptkbp:socialResponsibility
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Grooming
Dominance structures
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gptkbp:socialStructure
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Colonial
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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Good
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gptkbp:symbioticRelationships
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Microbial gut flora
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gptkbp:territory
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Yes
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gptkbp:threats
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Climate change
Predation
Habitat loss
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gptkbp:vision
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Poor
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gptkbp:weight
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200 to 400 grams
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