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Dendrohyrax arboreus
The tree hyrax or tree dassie is a small nocturnal mammal native to Africa. Distantly related to elephants and sea cows, it comprises the three species in the genus Dendrohyrax, one of only two genera in the family Procaviidae, which is the only living family within the order Hyracoidea.
Seen along a forest trail in the Aberdare mountains at about 7200ft
Spotted on Sep 19, 2019
Submitted on Jan 12, 2020
3 Comments
Again, I have to say my thanks to a local guide who pointed it out. Took a while to focus in on it as there was an awful lot of trees, also the picture was taken on high zoom.
How did you see it??? Wow.
Fantastic catch Mel. Hard to believe they are related to elephants 😊 Thanks for sharing.