Photo by Yair rand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSo let’s see, these animals have characteristics similar to rodents, rabbits, ungulates and reptiles.\u00a0 I think this is why they are in an Order all by themselves.\u00a0 I told you they were unique little creatures.<\/p>\n
Hyrax Fast Fact – <\/strong>So now that you are impressed with the Hyrax you want to go and find one.\u00a0 Well you need to head over to Africa and the Middle East to catch a glimpse of these guys.<\/p>\nWell folks, that is all for today.\u00a0 I should be back to civilization by now so it will be a “live” Wild Fact tomorrow.\u00a0 Have a good one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Can you believe it is Wednesday already? Well, actually it is still Sunday night as I am writing these posts ahead of time since I will be working in the field Monday and Tuesday.\u00a0 Wow this is weird since it feels as if you are in the future reading this Wild Fact.\u00a0 All right, I am done babbling.\u00a0 Can you tell that I am getting tired? Today’s futuristic Wild Fact will be on an interesting little mammal called the Hyrax.\u00a0 This is truly an unique mammal so sit back and enjoy. The Hyrax, also known as a rock rabbit, is <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,1017,1019,1016,1018,4025,658],"yoast_head":"\n
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