A golden mole that "swims" in sand has resurfaced in South Africa after 87 years in the wilderness when many specialists feared it had become extinct, researchers announced. Traces of two De ...

Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a species of mole with an iridescent golden coat and the ability to almost "swim" through sand dunes after it hadn't been seen for more than ...

Known as De Winton's golden mole, the blind burrower with 'super-hearing powers' was rediscovered in Port Nolloth on the west coast of South Africa by a team of researchers from the Endangered ...

The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) received funding from Re:Wild for this project and Samantha Mynhardt received project funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) Foundational ...

A golden mole long thought to be extinct has been spotted by researchers in South Africa for the first time in more than 80 years. The De Winton's golden mole - a small, blind burrower with "super ...

Scientists found a “large”-eyed river creature with “bright golden” coloring in South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Google Street View ...

The De Winton's golden mole was last seen in 1937 on the north-western coast of South Africa, and later declared officially lost. This iridescent blind mole with hearing superpowers evades contact ...