A female Bush Hyrax feeds her twins. They have a pair of pectoral mammary glands and then two pairs on the belly.

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A female Bush Hyrax feeds her twins. They have a pair of pectoral mammary glands and then two pairs on the belly. The precocious youngsters regularly suckle form her during rest breaks

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Size: 6000px × 4245px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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