The Hyrax: The elephant relative that can climb trees.
wildlife·@gavvet·
0.000 HBDThe Hyrax: The elephant relative that can climb trees.
There is a huge difference in size, but it is actually the closest living relative of the elephant!!! - The most apparent external similarity is the nails on their feet. - http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y301/gavvet/DSCN1373_zpssmlupf69.jpg They have numerous sweat glands on the feet that make them sticky enough to climb trees and slippery rocks. - http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y301/gavvet/DSCN1364_zps25x8fus3.jpg Their tusks grow from incisors(like elephants)as opposed to canines as in most mammals. - http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y301/gavvet/DSCN1362_zpszigjeyvb.jpg As mammals, they are considered primitive because their thermoregulation abilities are not well developed. - Hence they will often be found basking in the sun to heat up or straddling cool rocks to cool down. http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y301/gavvet/DSCN1374_zps52aaaikp.jpg http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y301/gavvet/DSCN1357_zps9suy8kax.jpg They are preyed upon heavily by eagles, so another interesting adaptation of theirs is a movable membrane that shields the pupil, allowing them to look directly into the sun. All photos taken by me in the Augrabies falls national park. -
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