Hyraxes or Dassies

Discussions and information on all Southern African Mammals
User avatar
Lisbeth
Site Admin
Posts: 67237
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm
Country: Switzerland
Location: Lugano
Contact:

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by Lisbeth »

Storms river Mouth

Family taking a nap

Image


"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
User avatar
Mel
Global Moderator
Posts: 28221
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm
Country: Germany
Location: Föhr
Contact:

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by Mel »

How cute are they?! 0/0

No idea what they are, Flutts, but pretty cool to catch them climbing in a tree. ^Q^


God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
ExFmem
Posts: 4525
Joined: Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:56 pm
Contact:

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by ExFmem »

Rock Hyrax

Image

In the Southern African subregion they occur in the inland escarpment and adjacent rocky areas in Namibia, north to the Angolan border, southern Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, parts of north-western Mozambique, and narrowly in the west of Mozambique south of the Zambesi River; almost throuout South Africa; parts of Swaziland (not in the Lembobo Mountains) and Lesotho.[/quote]

Although they are not shown on distribution maps as occurring in KTP, these 2 photos were both taken there in 2011

Procavia capensis

ImageOct. 9,2011

ImageOct. 30, 2011


User avatar
Toko
Posts: 26619
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:29 pm
Country: -

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by Toko »

^Q^ ^Q^ that's a truly special out of range find, ExFmem.

Sorry, have been missing here and must dig out some other dassie not the rock one.


User avatar
Lisbeth
Site Admin
Posts: 67237
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm
Country: Switzerland
Location: Lugano
Contact:

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by Lisbeth »

There is lots of time ;-)


"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
User avatar
Mel
Global Moderator
Posts: 28221
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm
Country: Germany
Location: Föhr
Contact:

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by Mel »

Ja, I remember that find, ExFmem. Truly special! O:V


God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
User avatar
Toko
Posts: 26619
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:29 pm
Country: -

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by Toko »

Flutty's Dassies are Rock Dassies.

On Lis' photos you see the dark patch of fur on the dorsal gland. Distincitve to distinguish some dassie species :-)

We need still a name for nan's dassies from Tanzania O**


User avatar
Flutterby
Posts: 44150
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:28 pm
Country: South Africa
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
Contact:

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by Flutterby »

Thanks Toks. \O


User avatar
nan
Posts: 26304
Joined: Thu May 31, 2012 9:41 pm
Country: Switzerland
Location: Central Europe
Contact:

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by nan »

Tanzania... you want a point on a plan 0'
to give a name =O:


Kgalagadi lover… for ever
https://safrounet.piwigo.com/
User avatar
nan
Posts: 26304
Joined: Thu May 31, 2012 9:41 pm
Country: Switzerland
Location: Central Europe
Contact:

Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015

Post by nan »

Namaqualand 7.10.2012

Image

Image with a baby


Kgalagadi lover… for ever
https://safrounet.piwigo.com/
Post Reply

Return to “Mammals”