Backlighting shows the touch sensitive, or sessile hairs all over the pelage of a Bush Hyrax. These and their equally sensitive whiskers help them neg

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Backlighting shows the touch sensitive, or sessile hairs all over the pelage of a Bush Hyrax. These and their equally sensitive whiskers help them negotiate crevasses in rock shelters in the dark

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Size: 6200px × 4134px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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