Procavia capensis
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A rock hyrax (Procavia capensis), photographed at the National Zoo.
Rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis), photographed July 23th, 2008 at the Bronx zoo.
A gelada (Theropithecus gelada, right) and a rock hyrax (Procavia capensis, left). Photographed at the Bronx zoo on July 5th, 2008.
I'm back! For anyone wondering why I've been reposting old pieces for the last few weeks, it's because my wife and I were enjoying a much-deserved holiday in South Africa. I'll stick a link to some photos shortly, but for the moment, here's some post-holiday geekery for you.
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Dassie. I haven't heard that name used since I left South Africa in 1977.The Afrikaaners called them Dassies: being on the English side of things we called them Rock Rabbits. Hyrax always makes me think of an invert for some reason...