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The largest family of mammals are the rodents. These mammals are named rodent, which means "gnawing animal," because of their large incisor teeth and the way they eat. The two long pairs of incisors are used like chisels to gnaw on hard foods like nuts and wood. These incisors must grow continuously since they are worn down by gnawing. There are 3 major types of rodents, represented by squirrels, mice and porcupines. |
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Web Sites about Rodents:The Gibnut, a forest rodent, photos and film from the Belize Zoo Information about Porcupines from nativetech.org Underground Prairie Dogs from National Geographic The Mole Rat Colony at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. |
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