The rock hyrax is one angry looking motherfucker

bible says they are not kosher :(

why is this so sad? Do you want to eat all cute fierce animals?

who wouldn't?

they look tasty TBH.

>:E

http://www.zazzle.com/hyrax_israeli_rock_rabbit_dog_shirt-155760147338031554

OMG.

http://www.jeremiahblatz.com/personal/pics/Jess_and_Jer_s_Trip_to_Tanzania_January_February_2007/day8/120_Hyrax_Pinwheel_Serengeti_reg.jpg

"Shit, we're surrounded..."

http://pics.blameitonthevoices.com/052011/small_crasher%20hyrax.jpg

Needs Andrei Arshavin in there.

hot rax in the city

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Hyraxbasking.jpg/797px-Hyraxbasking.jpg

lol

That hyrax on the tortoise vid still cracks me up.

I am surprised that it has not came up in this thread that the fossilized urine of this little creature, which is known as Hyraceum, is commonly used in perfume. I was working at my friend's perfume store and one customer asked what was one of the weirdest scents so I gave her a whiff of the pure essence of Hyraceum to see what she thought. She said "well, it just smells like elephants to me". That was probably the most impressive thing that happened to me while working there.

What is it about perfume being made from revolting things like whale barf and deer sweat... and HYDRAX PISS!? :|

Their urine is quite concentrated because they are a desert animal and it's more like gel than water. Whole colonies of them piss in the same designated toilet area for sometimes thousands of years so it really builds up and eventually petrifies. Under those circumstances you can imagine it would have a nice rich scent. ha-ha. This is true by the way.

To answer you question Trayce, these scents are principally worthwhile for perfume because they contain a lot pheromones. Most animal produce and expel pheromones from their body but in the case of hyraceum, ambergris (whale puke), muskdeer, castoreum (a beaver urine/nipple grease secretion), civet and so on, these animals have a couple of things in common - a specific, super-active gland that produces pheromones in huge quantities and also the secretion is not particularly offensive to human noses. ie. the best you can say is that they smell "interesting".

hyrax can I bottle ur pee why because it smell intersting

when i get past the fact that hyrax meat is treyf, then i'll concern myself with their piss.

'er indoors went absolutely freaking nuts over dassies last year, she thinks they're CUTE ffs

I was working at my friend's perfume store and one customer asked what was one of the weirdest scents so I gave her a whiff of the pure essence of Hyraceum to see what she thought. She said "well, it just smells like elephants to me". That was probably the most impressive thing that happened to me while working there.

this IS impressive

everything with a pretty classic pair of posts there

'er indoors went absolutely freaking nuts over dassies last year, she thinks they're CUTE ffs

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I just showed her this thread and she just about squeed herself to death!! I CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR THIS BEHAVIOUR

I love the little guys

INVASION OF THE HYRAX: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14405051

"They're coming into the villages and eating everything they can find!"

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/54424000/jpg/_54424794_img_3467.jpg

The time has come for the revolution, DV! Rise! Rise!

They are not "cute" ffs.

Unless the writer is actually the mother of a hyrax I don't see how she can write than with a straight face.

They are cute, Matt. And they will eat your face.

^^^ Goth.

[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?

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

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

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

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

wft is this!

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

internet, you have ruled my mind

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

Classic Thong

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"panty-minimalists"

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!!"

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

why? would there be residue on the string?

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

I hope you can't for my sake

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Who knew? I was devastated. I turned forty, needed a mammogram, bifocal glasses, anti-wrinkle products, a fiber supplement, and now granny panties?

Sure enough, I found out through my research that doctors are concerned about the health implications of wearing thong underwear. Recurrent vaginal infections are more common in thong wearers. The string part can inflame the skin, leading to thrush which is a yeast infection of the skin that thrives in warm, moist environments. Another concern is bacteria can travel along that little string from the rectum to the vaginal area. Everyone knows that you wipe from front to back, not the other way around, so wearing thong underwear defeats that purpose. The chafing that occurs can negatively impact the whole genital area and leave the area more susceptible to infections. Bladder infections and urinary tract infections are more common in thong wearers, too.

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

Mister, your display name is confusing me.

well its worth a little inflammation for the titillation

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

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/3155857571_2b3fec94f6.jpg

be quiet or there will be more references to human fermentation

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5963817212_63caf6bd6b_m.jpg

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

http://ferrebeekeeper.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cute-h.jpg?w=490&h=326

in a strange cosmic connection between rock hyraxes and yeast infections

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

hahahah, what the fuck!