The small mammal is extremely vocal: males sing complex songs that can last for several minutes. But now scientists have discovered that the order of the notes is significant, suggesting that the ...

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 ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Brevard Zoo in Melbourne welcomed two rock hyrax pups to their zoo family. 2 rock hyrax pups born at Brevard Zoo Pups named 'Hashbrown' and 'Gnocchi' Tiny mammals typically 1/2 pound ...

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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 ...

Brevard Zoo welcomed Turnip and Radish — two new rock hyrax pups — into the community. The two were born at the zoo June 19. Rock hyraxes are small furry mammals that resemble an over-sized guinea pig ...

Foundations of complex language have been found in colonies of unusual furry animals called hyraxes. Hyraxes, which resemble rodents but are more closely related to elephants or manatees, often cluck, ...

The first animal to live in the Seneca Park Zoo's new Animals of Savannah expansion has arrived in Rochester. A female rock hyrax will be joined later this spring by a male rock hyrax, according to ...

The rock hyrax is a surprisingly sophisticated communicator, a study published in a Royal Society journal suggests. The small mammal is extremely vocal: males sing complex songs that can last for ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Travel, nature and adventure. The rock hyrax is an amazing little creature in that its closest living relative is the elephant.