Rock Hyrax Anatomy and Appearance
The Rock Hyrax looks very much like a large Guinea Pig, but with rounder ears and the lack of a tail. They have thick, soft fur which is usually brown or grey in colour, but can be slightly yellow.
Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis), yellow-spotted hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei), tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis)
Size:
12 inches at the shoulder ...
Rock hyraxes are able to climb on steep rock surfaces because of physical adaptations on their feet.
Rock Hyrax
Procavia capensis
Home Range
Sub-Saharan Africa and Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Syria ...
Rock Hyraxes Scouting
Here's another party of mammals using a termite mound for a home. These rock hyraxes weren't nearly as wary of our vehicle as the mongooses. They're keeping an eye out for more dangerous game.
Vultures Squabbling ...
Rock Hyrax, Procavia capensis
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Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Ringed river frog (Phrynobatrachus annulatus)
Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
Greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum)
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) ...
Rock hyraxes are killed very frequently and remains were found in 53% of 200 scats which were examined. Vegetable matter and insect remains have also been found in caracal faeces. Grapes and green grass have been seen inside their stomachs.
As a boy I remember watching spellbound as an adult Verreaux's Eagle (then called Black Eagle ) snatched a Rock Hyrax twenty feet from me on the slopes of Table Mountain.
The rock hyrax is covered in short, brown fur (paler on the underside), with occasional longer guard hairs which are touch sensitive.
Because of the small size of their prey, the wolves tend to forage/hunt alone - a rat isnt large enough to share. As well as rodents, Ethiopian Wolves also prey on small mammals such as the Starck's hare and rock hyrax, as well as birds and insects.
 See also: Hyrax, Elephant, Shrew, Aardvark, Manatee
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