And when those vocalisations were compared to calls from related animals, it suggested this hyrax is a new species. Hyraxes can produce loud screams that reach over 100 decibels, ...

In Israel the rock hyrax is a pekingese-dog-size species, called Procavia capensis, which dominates the craggy landscape in colonies numbering from as small as 10 to as large as 50.

What is the land animal most closely related to the elephant? It’s the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis), a small furry mammal that lives in rocky landscapes across sub-Saharan Africa and along the ...

Hyraxes, being shy, don’t transmit the disease through contact with humans, nor does it pass from person to person. The culprits are the sandflies that first sting hyraxes, then seek nourishment ...

The rock hyrax popped into view just as Briton Nadine Dougherty, 27, posed with her Spanish friend on top of Table Mountain in South Africa.