### animal | vertebrate | mammal:

Hyrax
* All hyraxes are preyed on by eagles, lions, leopards, jackals, hyenas, and snakes.
* Most hyraxes feed on grass.
* Most hyraxes have close relatives
  - eyelids
  - incisors
  - legs
  - long necks
  - point snouts
  - short legs
  - produce sound
* Most hyraxes reach maturity
  - sexual maturity
* Some hyraxes eat grass
  - feed on leaves
* Some hyraxes have broad distribution
  - habits
  - noses
  - teeth
* Some hyraxes inhabit areas
  - rocky areas
* Some hyraxes live in areas
  - same areas
  - produce urine
  - resemble rodents.
  * are well-furred rotund creatures with a short tail. Hyraxes are mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible and it is possible that the Hebrew word for hyrax is the source of the name of present-day Spain. Even though hyraxes are not native to Spain, rabbits are, and the theory states that early Hebrew explorers considered the rabbits to be a variety of hyrax
* are active and agile despite their heavy build
  - quite agile, running up steep, smooth rock surfaces with ease
  - also highly social animals
  - comparable in size and external appearances to rodents and rabbits
  - fairly clean animals and the entire hyrax herd uses a common area as a latrine
  - one to two feet long and weigh three to fourteen pounds
  - placentals
  - preyed upon by leopards, pythons, large birds, caracals, servals and civets
  - rabbit-sized mammals that look like rodents
  - seasonal breeders and births within the same colony are synchronized
* are small and solidly built with a short stump for a tail
  - rodents that are located in Africa and regions in Asia
  - small, herbivorous mammals that have survived through the ice ages to the modern day
  - unique in that the iris slightly protrudes over the pupil of their eye
* can live for nine to twelve years.
* differ in colour based on species and on the environments that they are found in.
* disperse over a distance of at least one to two miles.
* do most of their screaming as they ascend or descend trees during the night.
* feed mostly on the ground and eat leaves, grass, small plants, and berries.
* feed on a diet that consists largely of leaves, bark, and grass
  - wide variety of plants, grasses, fruits and berries
  - seeds, fruit, and leaves, and in large numbers can be serious agricultural pests
* have a poor ability to regulate body temperature and a low metabolic rate
  - short snout, a cleft upper lip, short ears, and short, sturdy legs
  - acute sight and hearing
  - definite breeding periods that vary with the geographic location
* have long hairs scattered over their bodies
  - poor internal temperature regulation
  - stomachs
  - thick, dense fur and a rotund body
  - three toes on their hind feet
* includes brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - pedal extremities
  - piluses
  - plasma membranes
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - vertebrate feet
* inhabit a range that includes sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
* live in rock crevices.
* make a variety of vocalizations including whistles, chips, chatters, and other sounds.
* mate once a year.
* rely on speed to flee danger, using the tips of their expanded toes for running.
* share ancestors
  - features
  - numerous features
* spend most of their time resting in large huddles or basking alone.
* survive years.
* tend to eat mostly leaves, twigs, fruit, bark and grass.
* travel on the sole of the foot, with the heel touching the ground, or partly on the digits.
* use grunts, wails, squeals, snorts, twitters, growls, whistles, and shrieks to communicate.

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | hyrax:

Bush hyrax
* Some bush hyraxes have muzzles.
* Some bush hyraxes live in areas