Re:Naked Mole Rats May Communicate by Eating Feces
by kjeetgill on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @08:35PM
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> Naked-mole-rat queens use their hormone-rich poop to govern their subordinates.
> [The Queen's] subordinates take care of the pups, and they never make sex hormones of their own or become sexually mature.
Huh, so I guess the evolutionary strategy is that the Queen can give her subjects just enough hormones to get them excited about motherhood, but too few to become mothers themselves.
Also, what weird timing, "Minute Earth" put out this video 5 hrs ago:
Why Do Some Animals Eat Poop?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubt2fl11v5E
> [The Queen's] subordinates take care of the pups, and they never make sex hormones of their own or become sexually mature.
Huh, so I guess the evolutionary strategy is that the Queen can give her subjects just enough hormones to get them excited about motherhood, but too few to become mothers themselves.
Also, what weird timing, "Minute Earth" put out this video 5 hrs ago: