. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. PECULIARITIES OF THE HYRAX 127 To contain this strange genus and its twelve or fourteen species, a whole mammalian Order had to be created. The exact number of species that should be recognized is unknown, but at all events there are as many as twelve. For the two species that live in trees, another genus (Dendrohyrax) had to be created. The Hyraxes inhabit eastern Africa all the way. CAPE HYRAX. Photographed from life. In the New York Zoological Park. from Cape Colony to A
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. PECULIARITIES OF THE HYRAX 127 To contain this strange genus and its twelve or fourteen species, a whole mammalian Order had to be created. The exact number of species that should be recognized is unknown, but at all events there are as many as twelve. For the two species that live in trees, another genus (Dendrohyrax) had to be created. The Hyraxes inhabit eastern Africa all the way. CAPE HYRAX. Photographed from life. In the New York Zoological Park. from Cape Colony to Abyssinia and beyond, and one species is found in Syria. Westward the genus extends across Central Africa to the island of Fernando Po. In elevation they range from sea-level up to mountain-tops eleven thousand feet high. In mountainous districts their haunts and habits are in gen- eral terms like those of the pika of the Rockies (Ochotonys). To escape their very numerous enemies they hide in rocky burrows, preferably in slide-rock; and they feed in the early morning or at night. Their food consists of roots, grass, leaves. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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