The Bush Hyrax has a preference for tree foliage and as a result spends much time up in the canopy of trees and shrubs browsing on the tough foliage

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The Bush Hyrax has a preference for tree foliage and as a result spends much time up in the canopy of trees and shrubs browsing on the though foliage. Their teeth are adapted to grind down the fibrous meal

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