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Guess what, Mango?

What's that, Willem? One of my favorite Mo Willems books that I used to read with my kids was this book called Naked Mulrat Gets Dressed. It is so much fun. Mo Willems is the best. Agreed. And this story is great because it's all about a naked mole rat named Wilbur. He's pretty fancy and prefers to wear clothes instead of being naked all the time.

But when I was thinking about the book... because it's all about a naked mole rat named Wilbur. He's pretty fancy and prefers to wear clothes instead of being naked all the time.

But when I was thinking about the book over the weekend, it made me wonder why is nakedness

the thing everyone knows about mole rats when they have all these other superhero-like qualities?

I mean, the naked bit is in their name, so it's kind of hard to avoid.

But explain what you mean by superpowers.

Well, first of all, they don't feel certain types of pain. They're totally immune from the

sting of chili peppers or really hot temperatures, for instance. They also don't get cancer,

which is crazy. And this isn't a superpower, but their buck teeth actually move independently

and can be used like chopsticks,

which is kind of just a cool move.

But as I started thinking about the mole rat and its superior qualities,

I started wondering,

what if we could take the coolest superpowers

of the world's most surprising animals

and then try to Frankenstein

the ultimate superhero animal?

And while we can't promise it'll turn out cuddly,

building this designer animal is definitely going to be fun.

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