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dassie
dassie: see hyrax.
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hyrax

Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis).

Any member of three genera of small, hoofed, quadruped, rodentlike mammals (order Hyracoidea) native to Africa and extreme South Asia. Hyraxes have a squat body, a short neck and tail, and short, slender legs. Adults are 12–20 in. (30–50 cm) long and weigh 8–11 lbs (4–5 kg). They are primarily herbivores. They are agile and climb well with the aid of special pads on their feet. Their relationship to ungulates is unclear. Seealso cony.

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Habitat destruction forces dassies into urban areas.(News)
Jan 12, 2008; BYLINE: Sheree Bega Dassie families living in car engines have become common in Joburg as urban development encroaches on their...
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Genomic variation between dassie bacillus and M. tuberculosis characterized.
Feb 16, 2004; 2004 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The genomic variation between the nonpathogenic dassie bacillus and its better-known...
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Kenya--the Rock and Tree Hyrax or Dassie.
Sep 01, 2003; This small and robust animal is about the size of a large rabbit, but sizes vary between the two Hyrax species. Hyraxes are...
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The Dassie and the hunter; a South African meeting.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2005; 1869140362 The Dassie and the hunter; a South African meeting. Opland, Jeff. U. of KwaZulu-Natal Press 2005 389 pages $49.95...
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Yali-Manisi, David: The Dassie and the Hunter: A South African Meeting.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2006; Yali-Manisi, David The Dassie and the Hunter: A South African Meeting. Jeff Opland. Pietermaritzburg: U of KwaZulu-Natal P, 2005....
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