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Jewel-Wing — Rock Hyrax Skull

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Published: 2016-11-27 08:57:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 711; Favourites: 10; Downloads: 0
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Description **This animal would have died or been killed whether I had bought its skull or not and most likely would have been discarded otherwise**

The skull I got for my birthday the other week

These little guys look a bit like rodents but are actually a close relative of elephants and manatees. You can't tell that until you look at the skulls though and see the weird tusk like front teeth which also give this skull a goofy buck toothed appearance!
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Comments: 7

Cappies [2016-11-27 22:40:00 +0000 UTC]

This is the coolest skull ever, what a little sabre-toothed critter
Hyrax are adorable

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Jewel-Wing In reply to Cappies [2016-11-28 02:33:50 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I love it
They are such cute and chubby creatures ^^

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ToothNClawTaxidermy [2016-11-27 17:18:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow what a cool little creature! Very interesting skull too, I can definitely see the manatee/elephant likeness.

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Jewel-Wing In reply to ToothNClawTaxidermy [2016-11-27 17:46:17 +0000 UTC]

Yeah! I was really excited to get my hands on this one, I like skulls that make people go 'wtf is THIS animal?!'

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maryssoftmounts [2016-11-27 15:53:36 +0000 UTC]

Cool! What is a 'rock hyrax'? I thought 'beaver' when I first saw it.

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Jewel-Wing In reply to maryssoftmounts [2016-11-27 17:45:15 +0000 UTC]

i1.treknature.com/photos/12599… Here's a picture They're quite fuzzy and sweet looking, you wouldn't guess they were related to elephants at first glance!

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maryssoftmounts In reply to Jewel-Wing [2016-11-27 22:52:34 +0000 UTC]

OMG-they are adorable!

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