Resembling a large guinea pig with a grouchy-looking overbite, the rock hyrax is not at all what he appears. The furry creature, native to sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, goes by many names ...

Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as "dassies," are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible tails. They spend much of their time sunning themselves on rocky ...

Learn about a new world’s first: a South African rock hyrax that scooted its way into the fossil record and is highlighting the importance of paleoichnology. The latest paleontological discovery has ...

These are rock hyraxes or dassies. They may look like guinea pigs, but they’re in an entirely different order of mammals. It’s sometimes said that they are the closest living relatives of elephants.

The probable hyrax butt-drag trace; the feature to the right of centre is interpreted as a probable coprolite (fossilised dung). Charles Helm, Author provided (no reuse) Rock hyraxes, known in ...