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 and Wildlife Orphanage teaches local children about the animals and wildlife that live around them in South Africa. It’s linked conservation to community development.

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Meet the Hyraxes

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Meet the Hyraxes

Two hyraxes, Popcorn and Caline, enjoy spending their days at Daktari.

Popcorn is a pocket-sized hyrax with dwarfism. Proverbs 30:26 suggests that hyraxes are small but mighty creatures. Popcorn is the smallest and mightiest!

Caline is a potty-trained hyrax who sees us humans as part of her awawa (hyrax social group). She loves sticking out her tongue, sunbathing in the farm, and meeting the various hyraxes who come visit her for lunch dates.

Together, both Popcorn and Caline are irresistible. More importantly, they help DAKTARI spark curiosity and turn “awawas” into “awawarness.”

As the creator behind @Hyraxhub, I’ve been recently teaming up with DAKTARI Bush School to spread both the awareness of their mission and the joy of some of their most photogenic hyraxes. While I’ve sourced footage from some wonderful people throughout the middle east, Japan, and Africa, DAKTARI and its mission have aligned much closer with our hyrax fans.

Google Trends even saw the largest jump in hyrax love since the “Wawa” screaming hyrax last year.

A few weeks ago, Daktari sent over a few videos of their two would-be stars. The internet did the rest. Hyrax fans loved them both!

If you’ve enjoyed my content on @Hyraxhub please consider supporting Daktari’s work:

Donate to DAKTARI, share their hyraxes with your fellow hyrax fans, and check out some of our hyrax merch to help me continue my own work here!