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title: "Weird star nose mole"  
description: "A short explanation of the star nose mole and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-06  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2789/weird-star-nose-mole  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Star nose mole", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Weird star nose mole

![Weird star nose mole](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f0e99cd5-798c-4d2c-be7a-4441c07449af/images/5823f632-5c9f-4736-976c-4e5181a010fa.jpeg) ![Weird star nose mole](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f0e99cd5-798c-4d2c-be7a-4441c07449af/images/6042c704-57db-466e-bd8a-75ca17afd204.jpeg) The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a tiny, insectivorous North American mole. ![Weird star nose mole](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f0e99cd5-798c-4d2c-be7a-4441c07449af/images/be733f02-e85b-4da7-aa97-bbd83daded21.jpeg) It is well recognised for its distinctive star-shaped snout, which is covered in 22 fleshy tendrils. ![Weird star nose mole](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f0e99cd5-798c-4d2c-be7a-4441c07449af/images/8be23a7a-d5ae-4b7e-88bf-23e800685bf5.jpeg) They can dive underwater to obtain prey and are superb swimmers. ![Weird star nose mole](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f0e99cd5-798c-4d2c-be7a-4441c07449af/images/76212bea-685c-4c8f-af06-83afd34b5f9f.jpeg) They have no sight and rely only on their senses of smell and touch to navigate and interact with the world. ![Weird star nose mole](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f0e99cd5-798c-4d2c-be7a-4441c07449af/images/9f592538-de9c-4b39-9db3-a98919e2e56f.jpeg) They are the only mole species that can survive in water.

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