Hyrax have poor thermoregulation abilities and will sun themselves in the early morning sunshine to warm up and then start browsing in the trrees.
The Hyrax has two pairs of mammary glands and like their relative, the elephant, they have a pectoral pair.
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Location: Ruaha National Park, Iringa, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
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