Talk:Hyrax
From Academic Kids
I've read that the Hyrax is the closest living relative of the elephant. Can anyone confirm or deny? --Dante Alighieri 08:16, 25 Oct 2003 (UTC)
A BBC documentary of 2000 - "Hyrax, Little Brother of the Elephant" - narrated by David Attenborough - is airing currently on the cable station "Animal Planet". There are several behavioural and morphological similarities between hyraxes and elephants. At latest report, there are even microscopic similarities in the blood. The title of the documentary refers to an ancient African myth. --Yahya Abdal-Aziz 13:51, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Compare the Spanish version of this page with the English. In English, there are "about 11" named species, whilst in Spanish there are only 4 species whose names have not been fixed. :-) What gives? --Yahya Abdal-Aziz 13:55, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Rock Badgers?
I've heard Hyraxs refered to as rock badgers but I can't find any hard facts on this? Can anyone confirm so it can be added to the page? It'd be good to clarify one way or the other.
