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Tachyoryctinae East African mole rats

African striped weasels (Poecilogale albinucha), striped polecats (Ictonyx striatus), Abyssinian owls (Asio abyssinicus), Cape eagle-owls (Bubo capensis), Verreaux's eagle-owls (Bubo lacteus), barn owls (Tyto alba), jackal buzzards (Buteo rufofuscus), and lammergeiers (Gypaetus barbatus). They probably avoid predation to some degree by staying hidden underground. Tachyoryctines incorporate bolt holes into their burrow systems into which they can make a quick escape if caught out in the open. If cornered