ABSTRACTThe Hottentot golden moleAmblysomus hottentotusis a small, blind, burrowing insectivore of solitary habit. It lives in a wide climatic range of terrestrial habitats from sea‐level to 3300 metres in soil temperatures ranging from 0–8d̀C to 32d̀C. Morphological, physiological and behavioural studies were carried out onAmblysomuscaught at various altitudes in Natal, South A