“The Animal That Can Shut Off Pain Signals at Will

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00:00Imagine you get a paper cut, and instead of wincing, you just switch off the pain.

00:08Sounds like a superpower, right?

00:11Well, meet the naked mole rat, a bizarre-looking creature that actually has this ability.

00:18These little guys live underground in crowded colonies, where the air is full of carbon dioxide.

00:25This acidic environment would normally be super painful for any other animal to breathe, causing a burning sensation in their eyes and nose.

00:38But the naked mole rat, it's evolved a tiny genetic tweak that literally shuts down its pain receptors in these conditions.

00:48It's like having a built-in do-not-disturb mode for pain signals.

00:53So, next time you stub your toe, just remember this weird, wrinkly rodent that has life all figured out.

01:03Nature is wild, isn't it?

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