Oct 11, 2025
Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as "dassies," are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible tails. They
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Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as "dassies," are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible tails. They
A rock hyrax pup (Procavia capensis) pokes its head out of a rock formation in Maasai Mara National Preserve, Kenya
by Esin Üstün
Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis), family Procaviidae (hyraxes)
Dierenpark Zie-ZOO, taken May 2025 (first), June 2025 (second to fourth), and July 2025 (rest)
This cute dassie wishes you all a year devoid of existential dread.
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@上野動物園
Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)
Photo by Lech Stempniewicz
Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)
Rock Hyrax as animal teacher.
Keywords: Language and meaning, vocalisation, communication, community, having a fighting spirit, finding your place, defence and offence, knowing when to retreat, knowing when to fight, fierce ancestor/s, ancestry and memory, contacting ancestors, retrieving lost memories, adaptability.
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original art, water/colour pencil and ink on illustration board