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Procavia capensis
Small herbivorous mammal. The second pic shows the rock hyrax, known in South Africa as dassies, perched on a ledge high above the Table Mountain cable car.
Cliffs on top of Table Mountain
The only living species in the genus Procavia, more closely related to elephants than they are to rodents.
Spotted on Oct 14, 2013
Submitted on Oct 22, 2013
1 Comment
I find the fact that it is related to an elephant,interesting.