`A pair of the social Natal mole rat, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis mating'



`The highveld mole rat, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae. This species exhibits loosely social behaviour'



`The solitary Cape blesmol, Georychus capensis. This distinctive mole rat is strictly solitary and exhibits no sexual size dimorphism'



`The rare, solitary Namaqua dune mole rat, Bathyergus janetta'



`The largest mole rat in South Africa: the solitary Cape dune mole rat Bathyergus suillus. The males of this species are much larger than the females'



`The eusocial Damaraland mole rat, Cryptomys damarensis'



Photos: © C.R. Jackson (Dept. Zool. & Ent., Uni. of Pta.)