The rock hyrax is one angry looking motherfucker

I have become strangely obsessed with this animal. It is ridiculous.

― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:20 (3 years ago) Permalink

CLOSEST RELATIVE OF THE ELEPHANT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:23 (3 years ago) Permalink

so nerdy looking

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:25 (3 years ago) Permalink

it's awesome that there are almost literally no photos of these things not on rocks

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:25 (3 years ago) Permalink

Seriously how can this animal be the closest living relative of the elephant? It probably has mad Little Man Syndrome.

― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:32 (3 years ago) Permalink

I think they hang out on rocks because they are stupid and fat and can't do anything else.

― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:34 (3 years ago) Permalink

Why do they all look like Steve Buscemi?

― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:35 (3 years ago) Permalink

― I DIED, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 11:03 (3 years ago) Permalink

god even the babies look bratty

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 11:34 (3 years ago) Permalink

The rock hyrax spends approximately 95% of its time resting[3].

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 11:35 (3 years ago) Permalink

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 11:38 (3 years ago) Permalink

The rock hyrax spends approximately 95% of its time resting

Okay I know what I'm gonna ask Shiva to send me back as.

― Noodle Vague likes a blowsy alcoholic (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 11:41 (3 years ago) Permalink

― tomofthenest, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 11:45 (3 years ago) Permalink

Baboon vs Hyrax

― ☆, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:07 (3 years ago) Permalink

Dirty Vicar to thread.

DV (dirtyvicar) wrote this on thread Iranian Shit Talk on board I Love Everything on Oct 31, 2005

how do you get israel "off the map" without using the iranians' ahem proposed methods?
did yer man actually say what he meant by "removing Israel from the map"? I would quite like if I opened a world atlas tomorrow to find there was no Israel there, but instead a new country, The Happy Republic of Palestine Where People People Of All Faiths Including Jews, Christians, And Muslims Enjoy Full Civil & Religious Rights And Get To Play With Hyraxes All Day Long (this would be its official title). On the other hand, I suspect that Mr Iranian President is thinking more in terms of ethnic cleansing.

Did he say anything about means, or is this the usual "Country X must be destroyed!" thing that people rhetorically say every so often?

The Real Dirty Vicar wrote this on thread so Hamas' new government is broke on board I Love Everything on Jun 15, 2007

most days I think the world would be better off if Israel/Palestine/Lebanon just slid into the fucking ocean and we were rid of this endless internecine gangster-warfare

it would make me very sad if these countries fell into the ocean, as I would like to go back to them again for a holiday sometime.

Just thinking of these countries falling into the ocean is making me all sadface... the little hyraxes can swim, so what will they do? why doesn't anybody think of them?

― Kylie is a vacant Phifer (kingkongvsgodzilla), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:21 (3 years ago) Permalink

d'you think are they fighting over the hyrax?

― david eli roth (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:25 (3 years ago) Permalink

This is certainly an aspect of the Middle East conflict that I had not previously considered.

― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:29 (3 years ago) Permalink

the hyrax of conscience

― david eli roth (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:32 (3 years ago) Permalink

Pic I took at the Cleveland zoo this summer:

― Snake Effect Low (Pancakes Hackman), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:35 (3 years ago) Permalink

God these guys just look like the biggest assholes.

― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:39 (3 years ago) Permalink

They're like the anti-puppy.

― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:40 (3 years ago) Permalink

I prefer marmots, actually:

― Kylie is a vacant Phifer (kingkongvsgodzilla), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:40 (3 years ago) Permalink

hyraxis of evil

― henri grenouille (Frogman Henry), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:41 (3 years ago) Permalink

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:48 (3 years ago) Permalink

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:49 (3 years ago) Permalink

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:49 (3 years ago) Permalink

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:53 (3 years ago) Permalink

RTC that first one is such a hyrax indie band photo.

They make a stupid noise as well:

― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:53 (3 years ago) Permalink

eh can't see too much difference btwn these and a pug tbh.

also:

RTC that first one is such a hyrax indie band photo.

yes!

― david eli roth (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:54 (3 years ago) Permalink

RTC that first one is such a hyrax indie band photo.

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:54 (3 years ago) Permalink

Something about these photos irresistibly suggests the Arshavin treatment.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:55 (3 years ago) Permalink

xp that's a piece of hyrax modern art worth several million of whatever the hyrax values as currency- it was 'made' by a hyrax wanker.

― david eli roth (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:56 (3 years ago) Permalink

― keyser (suzy), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:02 (3 years ago) Permalink

Did you know?

Fossil remains indicate there were once hyraxes the size of oxen. This may explain its gestation period of 7 or 8 months, unusually long for an animal of its size.

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:03 (3 years ago) Permalink

Actually the noise they make is a bit like Terror Danjah's signature cackling gremlin noise, now I think about it.

― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:04 (3 years ago) Permalink

Honey Badger >>>>>>>>> Rock Hyrax

― Do the english boil pizza? (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:04 (3 years ago) Permalink

which bond was she in?

― ice cool HOOSicle (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:05 (3 years ago) Permalink

The hyrax’s padded soles of its feet have a flap of shin that can be pulled up to make a suction cup. This offers help in climbing rocks.

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:06 (3 years ago) Permalink

Fur Your Eyes Only

― Do the english boil pizza? (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:06 (3 years ago) Permalink

Listen close. He can also say "Yams" and "I love you" Let me know if you would like to see more vids!!

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:09 (3 years ago) Permalink

Darragh >:O

― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:10 (3 years ago) Permalink

Hyrax songs can provide important biological information such as size, age social status, body weight, condition, and hormonal state of the singer, as determined by measuring their song length, patterns, complexity, and frequency [16].

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:11 (3 years ago) Permalink

LOL he IS saying darragh!!!

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:12 (3 years ago) Permalink

I thought he was saying HELLO or CARROT.

― keyser (suzy), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:13 (3 years ago) Permalink

ok that vid - these things are a little horrific tbh. he is saying "fuk u".

― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:14 (3 years ago) Permalink

think it's JOL OUT now i hear it again actually.

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:14 (3 years ago) Permalink

well that makes sense

― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:15 (3 years ago) Permalink

omg i am fucking dying @ this thread

― The Titi Hendricks Experience (some dude), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:15 (3 years ago) Permalink

― I think ur a probotector (cozen), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:18 (3 years ago) Permalink

what a dick

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:19 (3 years ago) Permalink

^^^ Goth.

― Matt DC, Friday, 5 August 2011 13:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

[i]"It turns out that it's the piles of boulders [created by clearing sites for building] that attract the hyraxes," said Dr Kershenbaum.[i]

Maybe hyraxes will start showing up in the West Bank/Jerusalem and single-handedly/footedly halt settlement construction?

― rener, Friday, 5 August 2011 14:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

what the world needs is a photoshopped picture of a hyrax wearing a keffiyeh.

― The New Dirty Vicar, Friday, 5 August 2011 15:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

God these guys just look like the biggest assholes.

― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:39 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark

― goole, Friday, 5 August 2011 16:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

I guess even the animals are in a state of unrest in the middle east

― hwy not write Ohkhaye!" Onktean? (Latham Green), Friday, 5 August 2011 16:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

Their aggressive behavior towards other adult males escalates in the mating season when the weight of their testes increases 20-fold.

― hwy not write Ohkhaye!" Onktean? (Latham Green), Friday, 5 August 2011 16:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

wft is this!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowland_Streaked_Tenrec

― hwy not write Ohkhaye!" Onktean? (Latham Green), Friday, 5 August 2011 16:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

internet, you have ruled my mind

http://www.cafepress.com/+lowland_streaked_tenrec_classic_thong,224626539

― hwy not write Ohkhaye!" Onktean? (Latham Green), Friday, 5 August 2011 16:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

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― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Friday, 5 August 2011 16:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

"panty-minimalists"

― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Friday, 5 August 2011 16:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

the message being "I love obscure members of the Athrotheiria mammal genus and I'm one 'care-about-my-asscheek being-smooth-and-uninterrupted' lady!!"

― hwy not write Ohkhaye!" Onktean? (Latham Green), Friday, 5 August 2011 16:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

Or "I love obscure members of the Athrotheiria mammal genus and have a yeast infection."

― kkvgz, Friday, 5 August 2011 23:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

why? would there be residue on the string?

― hwy not write Ohkhaye!" Onktean? (Latham Green), Monday, 8 August 2011 17:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

i wish i could properly explain just how vile that post sounds in my brain right now

― I'm a nerd and nerdy things happened (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 18:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

I hope you can't for my sake

― hwy not write Ohkhaye!" Onktean? (Latham Green), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 19:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

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― jon/via/chia/pet 2.0 (kkvgz), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 19:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

but you understand this does not belong in the hyrax thread.

― jon/via/chia/pet 2.0 (kkvgz), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 19:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

Mister, your display name is confusing me.

― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 19:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

well its worth a little inflammation for the titillation

― I love obscure members of the Athrotheiria mammal genus and... (Latham Green), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 20:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

Why are you doing this to my beautiful thread when you could be posting pictures?

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 20:05 (1 year ago) Permalink

be quiet or there will be more references to human fermentation

― I love obscure members of the Athrotheiria mammal genus and... (Latham Green), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 20:05 (1 year ago) Permalink

Don't really want to know what's going on here.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 20:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 20:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

in a strange cosmic connection between rock hyraxes and yeast infections

http://convulsions.magnesiumforhealth.com/vagifem-medication/

― I love obscure members of the Athrotheiria mammal genus and... (Latham Green), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 20:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

hahahah, what the fuck!

― I'm a nerd and nerdy things happened (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 10 August 2011 02:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

seesm like its from Jim Henson

― I love obscure members of the Athrotheiria mammal genus and... (Latham Green), Wednesday, 10 August 2011 15:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

― brownie, Wednesday, 10 August 2011 16:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

inspiration for a lifestyle : a small dorky creature

― I love obscure members of the Athrotheiria mammal genus and... (Latham Green), Wednesday, 10 August 2011 17:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

OK in the picture with the 2 RHs Eskimo kissing they almost look cute.

― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Wednesday, 10 August 2011 17:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

Wait, so there's now a corrugated-iron-roof hyrax? (many xposts)

― rener, Thursday, 11 August 2011 11:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

I would like to see an elephant hyrax hybrid

― I love obscure members of the Athrotheiria mammal genus and... (Latham Green), Friday, 12 August 2011 17:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

In the Natural History Museum in London there is a rock hyrax sitting right next to an elephant, even though the info is all "we don't know for sure whether they're actually related". Yeah, Natural History Museum - try saying that to the hyrax's face.

― rener, Thursday, 18 August 2011 12:13 (1 year ago) Permalink

that would enrage a hyrax of any kind

― Goth Cruise to Lynch Land (Latham Green), Thursday, 18 August 2011 17:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

damn right i'm treyf, motherfucker!

― Shrimpkin mæchen barfen (Eisbaer), Thursday, 18 August 2011 22:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

the rock hyrax is the "audi-driving mba bro just havin a cold brew at dorrian's, you faggot" of the animal kingdom

― the tyrone power mixtape (get bent), Monday, 26 September 2011 01:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

But it sings:

Arik Kershenbaum and colleagues at the University of Haifa and Tel Aviv University have found something more surprising. Hyraxes’ songs have something rarely found in mammals: syntax that varies according to where the hyraxes live, geographical dialects in how they put their songs together. The research was published online Wednesday in The Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Bird songs show syntax, this ordering of song components in different ways, but very few mammals make such orderly, arranged sounds. Whales, bats and some primates show syntax in their vocalizations, but nobody really expected such sophistication from the hyrax, and it was thought that the selection of sounds in the songs were relatively random.

Hyraxes are common in Africa and the Middle East, and there are quite a lot of them where Mr. Kershenbaum lives. He kept hearing their songs and thinking, “I simply don’t believe that these complex songs can be totally random.”

So he and his colleagues recorded hyraxes around Israel and analyzed the makeup of the songs using mathematical techniques drawn from genetic analysis. They found a complex syntax that did vary. They suspect that the dialects may be carried by males when they leave their home territory as they mature, and that changes in dialect come as other hyraxes copy the songs imperfectly or improvise.

Their songs are not like those of birds, as you might imagine by the way scientists have broken down the notes, or syllables, of hyrax arias. The five kinds of sounds are the “wail,’ ‘chuck,’ ‘snort,’ ‘squeak’ and ‘tweet.’ ”

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 20 April 2012 21:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

Poll on those last options, BTW.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 20 April 2012 21:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

awesome, I look forward to the CD

― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Saturday, 21 April 2012 00:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

xp: it's like a Banana Splits side project

― fruitsbs (beachville), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

^^^ Important news for all fans of a) hyraxes, b) unwelcome sexual attention among animals.

― Matt DC, Sunday, 17 June 2012 22:51 (11 months ago) Permalink

― Matt DC, Sunday, 17 June 2012 22:53 (11 months ago) Permalink

rock hyrax: 'JUST FUCK OFF'

― owenf, Sunday, 17 June 2012 22:56 (11 months ago) Permalink

― owenf, Sunday, 17 June 2012 22:57 (11 months ago) Permalink

I am a hyrax for the county
And I'll bite you in the face

― emil.y, Sunday, 17 June 2012 23:05 (11 months ago) Permalink

A++

― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Sunday, 17 June 2012 23:11 (11 months ago) Permalink

http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2012/07/rock-hyraxes-play-hide-and-seek-at-virginia-zoo.html

― carl agatha, Monday, 16 July 2012 02:07 (10 months ago) Permalink

http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2012/07/-tiny-rock-hyrax-for-chester-zoo.html

― ms. cookie (carl agatha), Monday, 6 August 2012 12:42 (9 months ago) Permalink

Nice to know that they born looking mean-spirited.

― Matt DC, Monday, 6 August 2012 13:04 (9 months ago) Permalink

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9664981/Blessed-are-the-Rock-Badgers-as-Justin-Welby-heads-for-Canterbury.html

― the so-called socialista (dowd), Sunday, 11 November 2012 04:39 (6 months ago) Permalink