Which mammals have no teeth?
- Life Science, Science Fun Facts
- September 21, 2012
Your eyes are what let you see the world so that you know what’s going on around you. But imagine that you lived in tunnels underground where no light could reach. You would have to come up with another way of sensing what was around you. And that’s exactly what the star-nosed mole does! Star-nosed
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