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'''Naked mole dogs''' are very, very large versions of the real life [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_mole_rat naked mole rat]. They live on the topmost level of [[cavern]]s, and will attempt to steal [[food]] and [[alcohol]] when they can. They aren't naturally hostile but will fight back if provoked, likely tearing apart your war [[dogs]] in the process. They aren't afraid of your dwarves and will charge straight into your fortress to find food, they seem to travel sporadically. In order to capture them efficiently, make a small food stockpile on the first cavern layer and surround it with cage [[trap]]s.
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'''Naked mole dogs''' are among the most common [[creature]]s found in the first layer of the [[cavern]]s, where they appear in groups of 5 to 10 individuals. These [[dwarf]]-sized [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_mole-rat naked mole-rats] will prowl the underground, seeking your [[stockpile]]s so they may [[Thief|steal]] your [[Steals food|food]] and [[Steals drink|drink]], though they're largely benign and will flee at the first sign of resistance. Due to their thieving behavior, dwarves will react aggressively to their presence, often leading to civilians randomly charging at any naked mole dog that gets into their field of vision. Much like real naked mole-rats, naked mole dogs are [[No Pain|immune to pain]], and as such they won't give in to it during combat. A newborn naked mole dog is called a ''puppy''.
  
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Naked mole dog parts are worth the same as most domestic animals, but they have a fairly high pet value. They can be [[tame]]d and bred with an [[animal trainer]]. Given their average lifespan of 2-3 years, making them into pets is likely counterproductive. They also cannot be trained for hunting nor war.
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Naked mole dogs can be captured in [[cage]] [[trap]]s and [[Animal trainer|trained]] into fairly valuable exotic [[pet]]s. Food stockpiles can be used as bait for them, and due to appearing in large numbers, it's easy to capture a high number of them in one spawn wave. They give about twice the amount of returns when [[butcher]]ed compared to an actual [[dog]], but have a very short lifespan, not living any longer than 3 years, making farming them difficult. Their benign disposition and lack of war/hunting training also makes them inferior to common dogs for the purpose of [[fortress defense]].
  
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Naked mole dogs were a good [[dog]] replacement in previous versions, being generally bigger and tougher and not feeling pain (unlike dogs). However, they may now flee before wild animals (confirmed for raccoons{{cite talk/this}}), presumably due to the recent changes in personality{{cite forum|156593/6840404}}, making them less reliable as a fortress defence. They are not trainable for hunting or war.
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Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] naked mole dogs for their ''wrinkly skin''.
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Farming: due to their low max life spans they make poor farm animals early on. Most captured specimens will likely die shortly after. You can still breed them without taming them. Chaining them up with a cage trap corridor will capture any offspring they have. These can be fully tamed and then used to breed them normally. The original still-wild specimens will eventually die of old age but your dwarves will still butcher then because they are dead wild animals. They won't do this if the animals were tame. This method also works for large and giant rats, insects, or any other creature with a short life span.
 
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Quirky behavior: Naked mole dogs, like [[Molemarian|Molemarians]] like to climb high in the caverns. However, these animals do not possess a natural skill to climb. This can lead to the (somewhat rare)occurrence of seeing one of these animals plummet to their deaths when they make a mistake climbing. This may be a bug.
 
  
 
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Naked mole dog
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Urist likes naked mole dogs for their wrinkly skin.
Portrait

No portrait

Biome

  • Underground Depth: 1
Attributes

· No Pain · Steals food · Steals drink

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 350

Template:Tame attrib proc/

Not hunting/war trainable 

Size
Birth: 6,000 cm3
Mid: 30,000 cm3
Max: 60,000 cm3

Age
Adult at: 1
Max age: 2-3
Butchering returns

Food items

Meat 12-13
Fat 11-13
Brain 1
Heart 1
Lungs 2
Intestines 1
Liver 1
Kidneys 2
Tripe 1
Sweetbread 1
Spleen 1

Raw materials

Bones 10-11
Skull 1
Skin Raw hide
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A large, pale rodent with loose, hanging, hairless skin. It has long teeth and an incredibly powerful bite. It is found underground.

Naked mole dogs are among the most common creatures found in the first layer of the caverns, where they appear in groups of 5 to 10 individuals. These dwarf-sized naked mole-rats will prowl the underground, seeking your stockpiles so they may steal your food and drink, though they're largely benign and will flee at the first sign of resistance. Due to their thieving behavior, dwarves will react aggressively to their presence, often leading to civilians randomly charging at any naked mole dog that gets into their field of vision. Much like real naked mole-rats, naked mole dogs are immune to pain, and as such they won't give in to it during combat. A newborn naked mole dog is called a puppy.

Naked mole dogs can be captured in cage traps and trained into fairly valuable exotic pets. Food stockpiles can be used as bait for them, and due to appearing in large numbers, it's easy to capture a high number of them in one spawn wave. They give about twice the amount of returns when butchered compared to an actual dog, but have a very short lifespan, not living any longer than 3 years, making farming them difficult. Their benign disposition and lack of war/hunting training also makes them inferior to common dogs for the purpose of fortress defense.

Some dwarves like naked mole dogs for their wrinkly skin.

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