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What the Heck is This Thing?

A Potato?

A Marmot?

A Quokka?

Nope! It’s a relative of the Elephant. Somehow.

And he’s a funny little guy.

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Hyraxes at DAKTARI Bush School

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Hyraxes at DAKTARI Bush School

Who is DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage? Who is DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage? DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage is a local NGO located in the South African bush near Kruger National Park Founded in 2006, DAKTARI works to educate and inspire children to value their environment and stimulate community development. DAKTARI Bush School…
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October 17, 2025
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A Group of Hyraxes is Called…

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A Group of Hyraxes is Called…

What is a Group of Hyraxes Called? What is a Group of Hyraxes Called? A group of crows is a Murder, a group of lions is a Pride, and a group of humans is crazy enough to come up with these wacky incongruent names. Leopards are a leap. Owls? Fuck it, they’re a parliament. But…
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March 6, 2025
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Can Hyraxes Eat Chocolate? Caffeine?

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Can Hyraxes Eat Chocolate? Caffeine?

Chocolate is toxic to every single nonhuman animal without exception. It’s a wicked, poisonous delicacy that sentences its unsuspecting victims to a slow, torturous demise. Only we, the glorious Homo Sapiens, are ordained by God Himself with the unequivocal ability to savor the dulcet tones and rich flavor of a chocolate bar, right? Not exactly.…
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February 27, 2025
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The Wawa Hyrax Song

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The Wawa Hyrax Song

WAWA: The Song WAWA: The Song SPaul put together this amazing song of the famous screaming bush hyrax from @Hyraxhub. It’s a great song that I’ve already used in a couple of my posts. I’m excited to see how other hyrax fans use it in the future. Capybaras have the Official Capybara song from Habitually…
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February 11, 2025
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Primates and Western Tree Hyraxes

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Primates and Western Tree Hyraxes

Western Tree Hyrax Western Tree Hyrax Western Tree Hyraxes, Dendrohyrax dorsalis, are a species of Hyrax. It is one of the four species within the Dendrohyrax genus. They can be distinguished from other hyrax species by their lack of fur around their feet and snouts. Unlike other hyraxes, Western Tree hyraxes are solitary–only found in…
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January 3, 2025

Wikipedia Information

Hyraxes (from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax) ‘shrewmouse‘), also called dassies,[1][2] are small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails.[3] Modern hyraxes are typically between 30 and 70 cm (12 and 28 in) long and weigh between 2 and 5 kg (4 and 11 lb). They are superficially similar to pikas and marmots, but are more closely related to elephants and sea cows.

In the Bible

References are made to hyraxes in the Hebrew Bible (Leviticus 11:5; Deuteronomy 14:7; Psalm 104:18; Proverbs 30:26). In Leviticus they are described as lacking a split hoof and therefore not being kosher. It also describes the hyrax as chewing its cud, reflecting its observable ruminant-like mandible motions; the Hebrew phrase in question (מַעֲלֵה גֵרָה) means “bringing up cud”. Some of the modern translations refer to them as rock hyraxes.^[43][44]

Possible Etymology for “Spain“

One of the proposed etymologies for “Spain” is that it may be a derivation of the Phoenician I-Shpania, meaning “island of hyraxes”, “land of hyraxes”, but the Phoenecian-speaking Carthaginians are believed to have used this name to refer to rabbits, animals with which they were unfamiliar.^[48] Roman coins struck in the region from the reign of Hadrian show a female figure with a rabbit at her feet,^[49] and Strabo called it the “land of the rabbits”.^[50]

–Wikipedia