The rock hyrax (/ˈhaɪ.ræks/; Procavia capensis), also called dassie, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, and (from some interpretations of a word used in the King...
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a life span from 9 to 14 years. Both types of "rock" hyrax ( P. capensis and H. brucei) live on rock outcrops, including cliffs in Ethiopia and isolated...
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The yellow-spotted rock hyrax or bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi...
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rock hyrax midden is a stratified accumulation of fecal pellets and a brown amber-like a urinary product known as hyraceum excreted by the rock hyrax...
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to 4500 m above sea level. Despite being more common than the rock hyrax, the tree hyrax is much more difficult to spot, as it is both nocturnal and extremely...
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The Benin tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax interfluvialis) is a species of tree hyrax within the family Procaviidae. It can be distinguished from neighboring Dendrohyrax...
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petrified and rock-like excrement composed of both urine and feces of the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and closely related species. The rock hyrax defecates...
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elevations up to 4,500 m (14,800 ft). The tree hyrax lives in trees and is mostly nocturnal, as opposed to the rock hyrax which lives among rocks and is mainly...
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The western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis), also called the western tree dassie or Beecroft's tree hyrax, is a species of tree hyrax within the family...
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and life history revolving around its favorite prey species, the rock hyraxes. When hyrax populations decline, the species have been shown to survive with...
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Procavia is a genus of hyraxes. The rock hyrax (P. capensis) is currently the only extant species belonging to this genus, though other species were recognized...
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of the zebras. Charlie Adler as: Rock Hyrax Leader African Wild Dog #1 Dee Bradley Baker as: Meerkat Father Rock Hyrax Chorus Jeff Bennett as: Riverine...
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dassie (the South African name, from Afrikaans, pronounced "dussy"), or rock hyrax. Between about 2000 and 2004 (no one is certain about the exact year or...
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Kenya, such as the giant lobelias and senecios and a local subspecies of rock hyrax. An area of 715 km2 (276 sq mi) around the centre of the mountain was...
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Proverbs described as having lived on rocks (likely referring to the rock hyrax, not the coney). Despite their rabbit- or rodent-like appearance, hyraxes...
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(Rhinoceros unicornis) 478 Rhinoceros (white) (Ceratotherium simum) 467 Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) 255 Seal 330 Seal (Northern fur) (Callorhinus ursinus)...
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afrotheres, close to each other within Perissodactyla. The rodent-like hyrax A bull bush elephant A manatee and her calf Ocepeia, a basal species Arsinoitherium...
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pattern to a turtle, ostrich nest, a tent, or even a hut belonging to a rock hyrax. Although fainter than its northern counterpart, the oval- or horseshoe-shaped...
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the jungle, but Samson is unable to find him. After failing to eat a rock hyrax named Colin, his friends question if he has ever been in the wild before...
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(1993). "Alpine vertebrates of Mount Kenya, with particular notes on the rock hyrax". Journal of the East African Natural History Society. 82 (202): 54–79...
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and Panama Heterohyrax brucei princeps, a subspecies of yellow-spotted rock hyrax Melionyx princeps, the long-bearded melidectes Morphnarchus princeps,...
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697,000,000 Greylag goose 738,232,000 Azure-winged magpie 741,000,000 Rock hyrax 756,000,000 Cat 760,000,000 ~1×10^13 Black-rumped agouti 857,000,000 Magpie...
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Verreaux's eagles. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that is the weight range of the rock hyrax, which all three large eagles are known to hunt regularly in East Africa...
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oblong woody pit, is opened and eaten by local fauna, including the rock hyrax. In the Levant and wider Middle East, it is called sidr (associated with...
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Cephalopholis fulva, a species of fish Cuban coney, an extinct species of rodent Rock hyrax, called a coney in the King James Bible Coney Island hot dog White hot...
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African hedgehog Spotted hyena Striped hyena Yellow-spotted rock hyrax Southern tree hyrax Impala Black-backed jackal Side-striped jackal Klipspringer...
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Hyraceum: Commonly known as "Africa stone", is the petrified excrement of the rock hyrax. Honeycomb: From the honeycomb of the honeybee. Both beeswax and honey...
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including the Swartkrans and Kromdraai. In comparison to the extant rock hyrax, P. transvaalensis was about 50% larger in linear dimensions. It was considered...
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Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. "Rabbits, fish and mice, but no rock hyrax". Understanding Animal Research. Archived from the original on 31 October...
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altitudes of 3,700 metres (12,100 ft) and 4,500 metres (14,800 ft). Cape hyrax or rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) or (Procavia johnstoni mackinderi) African bush...
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