Hyrax
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Hyraxes, also called dassies, are small, stout, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the family Procaviidae within the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Modern hy
Hyrax on the Rocks
Procaviidae Range
Pachyhyrax championi, a large fossil hyrax from the Miocene of Rusinga, Kenya (Natural History Museum collection)
Restoration of the large, prehistoric Prohyrax next to a modern hyrax
Sirenia
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The Sirenia, commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The e
Hyrax
…weigh between 2 and 5 kg (4 and 11 lb). They are superficially similar to marmots or over-large pikas but are much more closely related to elephants and sirenians. Hyraxes have a life span of 9 to 14 years. Both types of "rock" hyrax (P. capensis and H. brucei) live on rock outcrops, including cliffs in Ethiopia…
Sirenia Diversity
Dugong skeleton displayed at Philippine National Museum
Dugongs sift through the seafloor in search of seagrasses.
West Indian manatees in a conservation project in Brazil