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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Benin tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax interfluvialis) is a species of tree hyrax within the family Procaviidae. It can be distinguished from neighboring Dendrohyrax...

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...

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...

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...

and life history revolving around its favorite prey species, the rock hyraxes. When hyrax populations decline, the species have been shown to survive with...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Proverbs described as having lived on rocks (likely referring to the rock hyrax, not the coney). Despite their rabbit- or rodent-like appearance, hyraxes...

(Rhinoceros unicornis) 478 Rhinoceros (white) (Ceratotherium simum) 467 Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) 255 Seal 330 Seal (Northern fur) (Callorhinus ursinus)...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

and Panama Heterohyrax brucei princeps, a subspecies of yellow-spotted rock hyrax Melionyx princeps, the long-bearded melidectes Morphnarchus princeps,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

including the Swartkrans and Kromdraai. In comparison to the extant rock hyrax, P. transvaalensis was about 50% larger in linear dimensions. It was considered...

area was discovered in 1836 by Andries Pretorius and named after the rock hyrax. The nearby Daspoort Tunnel is named after the suburb. "Sub Place Daspoort"...

African hedgehog Spotted hyena Striped hyena Yellow-spotted rock hyrax Southern tree hyrax Impala Black-backed jackal Side-striped jackal Klipspringer...

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...

that large black mambas may infrequently attack large prey such as the rock hyrax or dassie, and in some tribal languages, its name even means "dassie catcher"...