Topic: Naked mole-rats

Naked mole-rats are small rodents with very elaborate colony organization with up to 300 members. Their colonies structure is highly hierarchical and cooperative. Naked mole-rats have a rich vocal repertoire that consists of ~25 vocalization types. The most commonly used vocalizations are the so-called soft chirps (SC). SC are used antiphonally with repeated call and response bouts between colony mates. Acoustic playbacks of SC elicit vocal responses in receiver animals, only if the SC belong to a member of the same colony as the listener. This behavior requires an exquisite discrimination of