Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 11:12 am
Storms river Mouth
Family taking a nap
Family taking a nap
No idea what they are, Flutts, but pretty cool to catch them climbing in a tree.
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Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 3:14 pm
How cute are they?!
No idea what they are, Flutts, but pretty cool to catch them climbing in a tree.
No idea what they are, Flutts, but pretty cool to catch them climbing in a tree.
Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 7:39 pm
Rock Hyrax
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
Oct. 9,2011
Oct. 30, 2011
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
Oct. 9,2011Oct. 30, 2011Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 8:01 pm
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.
Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 8:12 pm
There is lots of time 
Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 9:13 am
Ja, I remember that find, ExFmem. Truly special! 
Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 10:54 am
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
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
Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 11:53 am
Thanks Toks. 
Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 5:01 pm
Tanzania... you want a point on a plan 
to give a name
to give a name
Re: Dassie - Animal of the Month May 2015
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 5:05 pm
Namaqualand 7.10.2012
with a baby
with a baby