Georychus capensis
(Cape mole rat)
Cape blesmol [English]; Kaapse blesmol [Afrikaans]; Kap-Blessmull [German];
rat-taupe du Cap [French]
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Georychus capensis, Strandfontein Sewage
Works, Cape Town, South Africa. [photos Jim Scarff ©] |
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