Condylura cristata Because the star-nosed mole is functionally blind, the snout was long suspected to be used to detect electrical activity in prey animals, ...

3 нояб. 2017 г. · The eyes of the star-nosed don't work very well. In fact, like most moles, it's practically blind. But since it lives in near-complete darkness ...

20 дек. 2013 г. · And for an animal that's nearly blind, the American species is astonishingly speedy: The world's fastest eater, it can find and gobble down ...

31 авг. 2023 г. · After a 45-day gestation period, two to seven pups are born in May and June. The newborns are blind and hairless with their tentacles folded ...

30 янв. 2013 г. · It's functionally blind and eats insects, worms and small fish. But the most noticeable aspect of the animal is its utterly strange appearance, ...

5 сент. 2023 г. · The star-nosed mole, a hamster-sized inhabitant of North American wetlands, is nearly blind. But what it lacks in vision, it more than makes ...

Wrinkled, pale pink, blind, and hairless at birth, each newborn mole is 49 mm (1.9 in) in length and weighs no more than 1.5 g (0.05 oz). The nasal disc is ...

11 мая 2023 г. · Star-nosed moles are functionally blind and rely on their nose for navigation and identification. Anatomy · Habitat and range · Diet and behaviors

27 сент. 2017 г. · It is functionally blind, and relies on its nose and sense of touch to detect prey. They eat small invertebrates, aquatic insects, worms ...