Hyrax (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Hyrax

Caption

The evidence suggests the first lice to jump from birds to mammals colonized Afrotheria, a group that includes hyraxes (pictured), elephants, elephant shrews and aardvarks.

Credit

Photo by Jos van Adrichem

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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