SUPERCOHORT AFROTHERIA – AFRICAN MAMMALS Elephants (Prodoscidea) Manatees and dudongs (Sirenia) Hyraxes (Hyracoidea) Aadwark (Tubulidentata) Sengis (Macroscelidea) Golden-moles (Chrysochloridae) Tenrecs […]
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Peculiar features of hyraxes
Three genuses are recognized: Dendrohyrax – tree hyraxes – 4 species at the moment – more to come Heterohyrax – […]
ROCK HYRAX Procavia capensis
According to Mammals of Africa (MOA) 2013 17 subspecies are recognized. However, many of these subspecies have been elevated to […]
Taita tree hyrax – mysterious relict species
(Dendrohyrax sp.) I will never forget fist time that I heard tree hyrax. I was sitting on a log. It […]
Rock hyraxes of Mt Kenya
What is a hyrax anyway? Most people who see hyraxes in Kenya or in Africa in general think that they […]
Mt Kenya climbing – take spikes with you
Mt Kenya is amazingly beautiful mountain with incredible plant fauna. There are several routes to choose from, so climber can […]
Animals of Taita, Kenya 