Hyrax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A hyrax (from Greek "shrewmouse") is any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea . They live in Africa and the Middle East. Hyraxes are well-furred r...
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Rock Hyrax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rock Hyrax ( Procavia capensis ), or Cape Hyrax , is a species in the order Hyracoidea. Like all hyraxes, it superficially resembles a guinea pig with short ears and tail. They are known as ...
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The hyrax is so unlike other animals that it is placed in a separate order (Hyracoidea) by itself. It is said to be the elephant's nearest living relative. This is true to a certain extent, but misleading since the relationship stems from a remote ancestor common to hyraxes, sea cows (dugongs and manatees) and elephants.
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www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/hyrax
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A hyrax is a brownish gray mammal that is rabbit-sized and resembles a guinea pig. It has a dense cost and a cream colored belly. There is a white spot of hair on is back covering a gland. This animal is twelve to twenty-two inches long and...
http://natureniche.tripod.com/hyrax.html
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Rock Hyrax Habits and Distribution, with Maps, Images, Locations in Southern Africa and Parks. Other Mammals of southern Africa, with Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Buffalo, Antelope... ... Hyrax inhabit rocky outcrops, and prefer to live in rock fissures and among boulders, particularly those associated with bushes and...
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www.wildlifesafari.info/hyrax_rock.html
www.wildlifesafari.info/hyrax_rock.html
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Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis) ... The rock hyrax mating system is polygyny, in which the territorial male mates with a harem of females. The dominant male may mark his territory with urine or feces as well as with territorial calls.
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www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2003/...
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Creationists claim 'Dawn Horse' is a Hyrax, a claim that is simple not true. ... common creationist claim is that Hyracotherium, which is informally called eohippus or "dawn horse," is nothing more than a type of animal called a hyrax. The hyraxes are a group of animals that are alive today and are not horses.
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www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/eohippus_hyrax.html
www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/eohippus_hyrax.html
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; Procavia capensis ... It lives in southern Africa and in the south-west of the continent. ... It prefers rocky areas.
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www.naturalia.org/ZOO/AN_TERRA/e_procavia.html
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Cape, or large-toothed rock, hyrax - PROC AVIA CAPENSIS; ... Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia); Subclass: True Mammals (Eutheria); Order: Hyrax-like Mammals (Hyracoidea); Family: Procaviidae. ... The Name "Hyrax": "Hyrax" comes from the Greek "hurax," meaning shrew mouse.
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