fascinating creature
Apparently there were many different species,the largest of them about the weight of a small horse, the smallest the size of a mouse
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hekim 66 ɐʇƐ𐐒 ʞɔnℲ uooW,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:17,
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I believe that
During the Miocene, however, competition from the newly developed bovids—very efficient grazers and browsers—pushed the hyraxes out of the prime territory and into marginal niches.
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Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:21,
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that wiki page is very informative :D
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hekim 66 ɐʇƐ𐐒 ʞɔnℲ uooW,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:23,
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And they are now endangered
perhaps the opposite of the Lorax?
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RedHouse over yonder,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:33,
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*adds to bedtime reading list :)
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hekim 66 ɐʇƐ𐐒 ʞɔnℲ uooW,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:37,
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I should probably read it too
before the movie comes out
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RedHouse over yonder,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:51,
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I'm very lazy perhaps I'll wait for the film
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hekim 66 ɐʇƐ𐐒 ʞɔnℲ uooW,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:55,
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I have met a few.
They live at the top of Mount Kenya and I wandered up to see them when I lived in Nanyuki. They mostly lived near lake Hohnel
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LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:30,
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were they friendly or vicious lil gits belying their fluffy appearance?
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hekim 66 ɐʇƐ𐐒 ʞɔnℲ uooW,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:43,
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Friendly.
Very poor eyesight though.
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LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:46,
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* donates to the Monocles for Hyrax charity
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hekim 66 ɐʇƐ𐐒 ʞɔnℲ uooW,
Tue 10 Jan 2012, 12:58,
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