Rock hyraxes look like rodents but are actually related to elephants and sea cows

It's no secret that I love the rock hyrax, that furry potato-shaped mammal with tiny vampire fangs and the strangest 'wawa' scream. I thought I knew a lot about them already, but today I hit upon a treasure trove of new information about the weird-ass (and adorable, of course) creature that resembles a rodent but is actually most closely related to elephants and sea cows. — Read the rest
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