The female Bush Hyrax has a strong attachment to her young and when she has to go off to feed the young instinctively group together in creches


The female Bush Hyrax has a strong attachment to her young and when she has to go off to feed the young instinctively group together in creches for safety in numbers


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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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