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	Hyrax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite the unexceptional appearance of modern hyraxes, the order has a remarkable prehistoric lineage and hyraxes may be the closest living relatives of the elephant, within the cohort of mammals known as Afrotheria.
		Hyraxes are short-legged, well-furred, rotund creatures with a mere stump for a tail.
		DNA evidence supports this theory, and the small modern hyraxes share numerous features with elephants, such as toenails, excellent hearing, sensitive pads on their feet, small tusks, good memory, high brain functions compared to other similar mammals, and the shape of some of their bones.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hyrax (817 words)

	Comparative Placentation
		Hyraxes are known to live in small rock colonies ("kopjes") that are often separated by larger stretches of savannah.
		Hyraxes are very susceptible to toxoplasma infection; vegetables, which were infected by cat feces, decimated a colony of different hyrax species in Switzerland.
		The gastrointestinal tract of hyraxes, known to be unusual because of the presence of two appendices, was studied by Bjornhag et al.
	medicine.ucsd.edu /cpa/hyrax.htm (3425 words)

	National Museums of Kenya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hyrax hill lies in the Rift valley province in Nakuru district.
		The Hyrax hill was gazetted a National Monument by the Kenya Government in 1943.
		The Hyrax hill museum is a former farmhouse ceded to the monument in 1965, by the Late Mr.
	www.museums.or.ke /backgrounds/hyrax.html (409 words)

	hyrax - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Although rodentlike in appearance, hyraxes are hoofed mammals, or ungulates (see Chordata), most closely related to elephants and sea cows.
		Tree hyraxes are solitary and nocturnal; they are confined to forested regions of Africa.
		Hyraxes feed on seeds, fruit, and leaves, and in large numbers can be serious agricultural pests.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-hyrax.html (349 words)

	Cape Hyrax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cape Hyraxes are found south of Syria, through Israel and North Africa to much of sub-Saharan Africa, living in savanna or grassland areas.
		Cape Hyraxes produce large quantities of hyraceum (sticky mass of dung and urine) that has been employed by people in the treatment of several medical disorders, including epilepsy and convulsions.
		Hyraxes are quite urban, and will readily come into car parks and suchlike adjacent to rural areas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Hyrax (525 words)

	Rock hyrax, Dassie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The rock hyrax is diurnal, and is most active in the morning and late afternoon.
		Despite their stubby legs, rock hyraxes are extremely agile and adept at running over smooth and steep surfaces.
		Despite being warm-blooded, the rock hyrax is not able to completely regulate its body temperature, and is hence subject to changes in the environment.
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Hyracoidea/Procavia_capensis.html (567 words)

	Rock Hyrax facts
		Of the three hyrax species, two are known as rock (or bush) hyrax and the third as tree hyrax.
		The tree hyrax is nocturnal and not as social as the rock hyraxes.
		Hyraxes are preyed upon by leopards, pythons, large birds, caracals, servals and civets.
	www.outtoafrica.nl /animals/enghyrax.html?zenden=2&subsoort_id=4&bestemming_id=1 (842 words)

	Rock Hyrax
		Unable to control their body temperatures, and first thing a hyrax will do in the morning is to lie on a rock and sunbathe until it’s warm.
		The hyrax is a fairly clean animal and the entire hyrax herd uses a common area as a latrine.
		Rock hyraxes are closely related to bush hyraxes and the two species interact peacefully, even sharing dens at night and allowing their youngsters to play together.
	www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Hyrax.asp (490 words)

	Rock Hyrax \| African Animals \| Rock Dassie \| Wildlife Safari.info.
		Hyrax inhabit rocky outcrops, and prefer to live in rock fissures and among boulders, particularly those associated with bushes and trees of species which provide browse, which forms the majority of their diet.
		In a hyrax colony it is the female that is the sentry: her high pitched cry sends the colony scurrying to the shelter of rocky crevices.
		Hyrax are extensively preyed upon by lions, jackals and eagles: the latter swoop down out of the morning sun to catch them.
	www.wildlifesafari.info /hyrax_rock.html (465 words)

	the Living Africa: wildlife - other herbivores - hyrax or dassie
		The bush hyrax is gray or gray-brown with white underparts and soft fur.
		Hyraxes, like reptiles, have little control of their body heat so in order to warm up they must sunbathe in the morning before the sunlight becomes too hot.
		The bush hyrax is one of the only browsers that feeds in trees and bushes while the rock hyrax is a grazer.
	library.thinkquest.org /16645/wildlife/hyrax.shtml (405 words)

	Rock Hyrax
		Rock hyraxes are found throughout most of Africa (except for lowland rainforests) as well as on the Arabian Peninsula.
		Unable to control their body temperature, the first thing that hyraxes do in the morning is to lie on a rock, sunbathing until warm.
		Hyraxes are fairly clean animals and the entire hyrax herd uses a common area as a latrine.
	www.wildinfo.com /facts/Hyrax.asp?page=/facts/Hyrax.asp&i_id=631 (548 words)

	The Hyrax
		Hyraxes are able to glean enough water from their food source, but they’ll drink water if it is available.
		Hyraxes have very little control over their body temperature, and cannot live without having shelter from heat and cold.
		Hyraxes used to be more prevalent, but the rise of bovids–; or two-toed ungulates– caused their decline.
	www.chevroncars.com /learn/wondrous-world/hyrax-dassies-conies (579 words)

	Beecroft's tree hyrax, Western tree hyrax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When threatened, this tree hyrax adopts a characteristic defense pose with the rump tuned towards the enemy and the hairs surrounding the dorsal gland spread.
		While difficult to observe in the wild, their presence is often revealed by a loud rising scale of barks, which may be heard from several hundred meters away.
		Beecroft's tree hyrax is widespread across its range, and is not considered in danger by the IUCN (1996).
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Hyracoidea/Dendrohyrax_dorsalis.html (489 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Articles - The hyrax: more elephant than rodent
		We know that hyraxes once roamed Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula, and that about 50 million years ago, they were probably the dominant grazers with some forms as large as hippos.
		As early as 1798, hyraxes were grouped with elephants based on similarities in their skulls and feet, although they now have their own order, Hyracoidea.
		Unlike the young of most small mammals, those of hyraxes are born with their eyes open and their coats on, and they can climb straight away.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/animals/features/155index.shtml (526 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Cape hyrax, Dassie
		All hyraxes have a gland on their back, and in the Cape hyrax this is dark brown.
		Hyraxes have poor control over their body temperature, and instead use the sun's heat to regulate it, basking and huddling together.
		Hyraxes have a fascinating fossil history, having been the dominant herbivorous family in Africa whilst it was an island continent.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3022.shtml (446 words)

	ANIMAL BYTES - Rock Hyrax
		Hyraxes are unique in that the iris slightly protrudes over the pupil of their eye.
		Hyraxes are considered a close relative of the elephant because of similarities with the primitive Eocene ungulates from which elephants and sea cows are thought to have developed.
		Hyraxes have a high concentration of calcium carbonate in their urine and at one time these crystalline deposits were collected for medicinal value.
	www.seaworld.org /animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/hyracoidea/rock-hyrax.htm (465 words)

	The Living Desert - Rock Hyrax
		Hyraxes have short, rather coarse brown coats with lighter colored flanks and cream colored underbelly.
		Reluctant to leave their rocky shelters when the weather is cold or overcast, hyraxes may not emerge at all during rainy periods.
		Hyraxes are active and quite agile, running up steep, smooth rock surfaces with ease.
	www.livingdesert.org /animals/rock_hyrax.asp (391 words)

	Ladywildlife's Rock Hyrax Page
		The rock hyrax is a furry, compact animal that lives among rocky outcrops and isolated mountains on the plains and savannas of Africa and the Middle East.
		Although the rock hyrax looks very much like a rodent and grows to the size of a rabbit, it is actually closely related to the elephant.
		The rock hyrax sometimes shares its territory with the bush hyrax and occasionally with agamid lizards, banded mongoose, or baboons.
	www.ladywildlife.com /animal/rockhyrax.html (924 words)

	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens: Things to See and Do
		The rock hyraxes or dassies are in the genus Procavia.
		And, the tree hyraxes are in the genus Dendrohyrax.
		The Eastern tree hyrax is heavily hunted for its fur in the forest belt around Mt. Kilimanjaro: 48 animals yields one rug.
	www.jaxzoo.org /things/biofacts/RockHyrax.asp (1256 words)

	zebra - africa wildlife
		All hyrax are noisy, but the Tree Hyrax is one of the most vociferous of all mammals.
		Rock Hyrax and Bush Hyrax are resident on kopjes in the Serengeti-Mara and are thus frequently seen at Klein’s Camp, Grumeti and Kichwa Tembo.
		The Tree Hyrax can be seen in riverine forest along the Grumeti River which flows past Klein’s Camp and also in forest patches in and near to Kichwa Tembo and Ngorongoro Crater.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/mammals/hyraxrabbit.asp (787 words)

	Stare at the Wonder of the Hyrax!
		The hyrax has a muscular, massive short neck, a long and arched body, stubby legs and a tail that is not visible.
		Most hyraxes are active during the morning and bask in the sun until evening when they gather in groups to feed.
		Mating season for the hyrax is generally during the spring season.
	www.toyotter.com /hyrax (296 words)

	Rock Hyrax Home
		Rock hyraxes are the smallest ungulates that are approximately the size of a large rabbit or marmot.
		Rock hyraxes have a short brown or gray bristly coat with a characteristic large dorsal glad in the middle of their back.
		Rock hyraxes are the smallest ungulates that are related to both elephants and manatees.
	www.bio.davidson.edu /people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2003/Rainbow/rainbow.html (2182 words)

	Hyraxes; The rabbit size rock hyrax is the largest. The tree hyrax and the bush hyrax are smaller.
		The tree hyrax and the bush hyrax are smaller.
		Hyraxes; It is said that the hyrax is the distant cousin of the elephant.
		Hyraxes usually have litters of one to four young after a gestation period of seven and a half months.
	www.planet-pets.com /plnthyrx.htm (434 words)

	* Hyrax - (Animals): Definition
		They are renowned for their expert ability to catch birds, leaping high into the air and hitting the bird with their paw.
		Phylogeny of the Ungulates The ungulates and their relatives are a puzzling group, including animals as diverse as whales and hippos, elephants and hyraxes, horses and tapirs, giraffes and sheep.
		It feeds on prey such as rodents, hyraxes, small antelopes, and birds, which it usually stalks and kills with a sudden rush.
	en.mimi.hu /animals/hyrax.html (261 words)

	Hyracoidea
		Hyraxes are found in Africa and along the Red Sea on the Arabian peninsula.
		Hyraxes have a short, rather blunt head, small ears, and a pair of widely separated, protruding, and pointed upper incisors which grow continuously from the base.
		Hyraxes live in colonies of from five up to eighty individuals, and are herbivorous in diet.
	www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/hyracoidea.htm (350 words)

	hyrax, szirti borz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The hyrax, also called rock rabbit or lassies, is a small furry mammal.
		Hyraxes have stumpy toes with hoof like nails, four toes on each front foot and three on each back foot.
		Hyraxes form an order by themselves (Hyracoidea) and in spite of their rodent like appearance are more closely related to to the elephant than to any other ungulate.
	members.tripod.com /gdraskoy/Photo_exhibit/hyrax.html (157 words)

	Hyraxes - Movementarian.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The tree hyrax, in contrast, prefers to whistle in the dark.
		Apparently fossil remains indicate hyraxes the size of oxen once roamed the planet.
		The poor hyrax is actually implicated by creation scientists as disproof of horse evolution.
	www.movementarian.org /rand/hyrax (164 words)

	R-Zu-2-U -
		Hyraxes are also called Rock Dassies inhabit a large portion Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Sinai, Libya and other parts of Africa.
		Hyrax have a coat as soft as a chinchilla's coat.
		The young, after the long gestation, are born ready to eat solid food within a day of birth.
	www.treasureranch.com /treasure/rzuinfofiles/rkhyrax.html (749 words)

	Flickr: The Hyrax
		It is a short-legged, well-furred, rotund creature with a mere stump for a tail.
		You can find The Hyrax on a grassy noll or a mossy piece of rock, on or around Table Mountain, where it cavorts with the rest of its family.
		Hyraxes are the closest living relatives of the elephant.
	www.flickr.com /people/thehyrax (235 words)

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