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On the nest of Cryptomys Hottentotus in the Kruger National Park.
Koedoe | Vol 5, No 1 | a843 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v5i1.843
| © 1962 M.Sc.(Rand), G. De Graaff
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 01 June 1962 | Published: 01 June 1962
Submitted: 01 June 1962 | Published: 01 June 1962
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M.Sc.(Rand), G. De Graaff,, South AfricaFull Text:
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This paper briefly describes the structure of a nest of the mole rat, Cryptomys hotfentotus. In the Pretoriuskop area this species uses the gifbol fBop/ione disticha), grass roots and the sekelbos (Dichrosfachys nyassana) as the main material for nest construction. The presence of invertebrates in the nest (such as mites and beetles) is mentioned.
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