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(Black-necked) Rock Hyrax

Taken 8th February 2016 On the drive from Nairobi to Hell's Gate National Park. This was seen at a viewpoint along the road down into the Great Rift Valley. For more details on my trip, see here: http://www.zoochat.com/808/trip-kenya-february-2016-a-435669/

(Black-necked) Rock Hyrax
LaughingDove, 21 Feb 2016
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      According to The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals Second Edition, Procavia capensis is five separate species. These are Southern Rock Hyrax P. capensis (S and SW Africa), Ethiopian Rock Hyrax P. habessinica (NE Africa and Arabia), Black-necked Rock Hyrax P. johnstoni (central and E Africa), Kaokoveld Rock Hyrax P. welwitchii (Kaokoveld), and Red-headed Rock Hyrax P. ruficeps (S Sahara).

      The book also notes that these five species may be subdivided into subspecies.
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