A behavioral study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology has linked reproductive success in male rock hyraxes to their ability to maintain rhythm during courtship songs. "We have been studying ...

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 coast ...

If you're going to take the trouble to sing a song about how great you are, you probably want to make sure others are listening. It seems this is what male rock hyraxes do: they try harder to give a ...

Hyraxes are medium-sized, plant-eating mammals with soft, gray-brown or yellowish fur that look like a robust, oversized guinea pig or a rabbit with rounded ears and no tail. Native to Africa and the ...

A study of social networks in rock hyraxes has tweaked a conventional wisdom of the Facebook age: that a large network leads to better health and longer life. Among hyraxes, a small herbivorous mammal ...

Small mammals called hyraxes "sing" long and complex songs to announce their territory. New research shows these songs are never repeated and have regional dialects, because neighbors tend to steal ...

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 ...

The rock hyrax is an amazing little creature in that its closest living relative is the elephant. Kissing cousins close, in fact. The two share similarities – their teeth and tusks, skull structure, ...

Scientists have devised an unusual method for investigating past climate changes – by digging into ancient layers of dried urine left by the rock hyrax. The hyrax (Procavia capensis) is a highly ...

New study links reproductive success in male rock hyraxes to their singing frequency and rhythmic abilities during courtship songs. A behavioural study published in the British Ecological Society's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as “dassies”, are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible ...