... rock hyrax is found less often occupying isolated rocky koppies , further from areas where the two species occur together , than the rock hyrax . As they sit on the rocks together this species can usually be distinguished by its lighter ...
... their predators , face away from strong prevailing winds , Figure 20.2 . Young rock hyraxes perched on mother's back. ROCK AND BUSH HYRAXES 217 Rock Hyrax or Dassie and Bush Hyrax or Yellow-spotted Dassie, Procavia johnstoni and Heterohyrax ...
Doug Cochran. ROCK HYRAX FACTS Swahili Name : Pelele ( Peh - Leh - leh ) or Wibari ( Wee - Bah - ree ) Rock hyraxes are most plentiful in East Africa . The hyrax , also called the rock rabbit or dassie , is a small furry mammal . The hyrax ...
... Rock Hyrax , Procavia johnstoni Bush Hyrax , Heterohyrax brucei ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GENERA . Where their distributions overlap , rock and bush hyraxes often share the same rocks and associate more. Hyrax Family Introduction / 253.
... (Dendrohyrax dorsalis) and least so in the rock hyrax. Because hyraxes inhabit rocky cliffs or move through trees, good traction for climbing and jumping has obvious adaptive value. This is achieved through specialized elas- tic pads on ...
... Hyraxes look somewhat like marmots , only they are hoofed mammals , not rodents . Two rock hyraxes ( Procavia johnstoni ) huddle on either side of a slightly smaller bush hyrax ( Heterohyrax brucei ) . В. This rock hyrax can fight ...
... rock hyrax outbreaks in the karoo biome where hyraxes sometimes compete with domestic livestock for the available forage . The total rock hyrax pop- ulation size of the karoo may exceed 4.4 million animals . These medium - sized ...
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... hyrax's hindfoot . Infestations on most hosts other than the various hyrax species are probably accidental . Immature ticks are , however , common on three animals that share the rocky outcrops favoured by rock hyraxes : the Namaqua rock ...
This book tells about hyraxes, rabbit-sized animals with a mysterious past.