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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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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
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Types of Hyraxes

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Types of Hyraxes

What are the types of Hyraxes? What species of Hyraxes are there? And why do some of them scream “WAWA” while others merely chirp, meow, and bite? Or why do some Hyraxes look so scruffy, while others look like squirrels? Here is a list of the different species of hyraxes that exist in the world.…
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December 13, 2024
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The Hyrax Stuffed Animal

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The Hyrax Stuffed Animal

The Hyrax Plush is now available. And he’s ready to meet all new fans of AWAWAs. He is a life-sized plush toy with extremely soft stuffing, and made to be adorable from every angle.
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November 7, 2024
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What is a Hyrax?

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What is a Hyrax?

Basic Hyrax Information Basic Hyrax Information “What is a Hyrax?” Some sort of rodent? Or squirrel relative? Not exactly… Hyraxes are small round animals from the Hyracoidea family. They are rodent-like in appearance, but are actually related to elephants and manatees! These three animals make up the Paenungulata grandorder. You can see the resemblance in…
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October 24, 2024
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Why do Hyraxes Shout “Mama / Wawa?”

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Why do Hyraxes Shout “Mama / Wawa?”

“Wawa!” shouts the rock hyrax. Or does the hyrax shout “Mama?” Why do hyraxes Shout Mama / Wawa, anyways? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hyrax (@hyraxhub) Rock Hyrax Vocalizations Rock Hyrax Vocalizations Though related to elephants and manatees, hyraxes are surprisingly small creatures with miniature fang-like tusks. Despite this modest size,…
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October 24, 2024

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