Nature's untitled project. The default mammal. The Potato-shaped wawa. These are just some of the names hyraxes get called every day. But we've been underestimating this little mammal. Their biology hides traits from a time when Africa was an isolated country. They're amazing singers. They're mentioned in ancient books as wise animals. And they're communal toilets are time machines that let us look at the environment thousands of years ago. So we're standing up for one of the must bullied and misunderstood animals in Africa: The hyrax. 00:00 The Internet's Default Mammal 01:06 Eocene Ancestors & The Giant Titanohyrax 02:19 Elephant Cousins & Afrotherian Anatomy 03:36 Vocalizations: Sentinel Barks & Melodic Songs 05:13 The Jacobsen Organ & The Snake-Like Tongue 06:01 The Three Hyrax Groups (Rock, Bush, & Tree) 07:33 Sweaty Feet & Lizard-Like Thermoregulation 08:31 The Bible's Take on the Hyrax 09:32 Daily Routines & Multichambered Digestion 11:06 Generational Outhouses & Climate Secrets (Hyraceum) For more amazing hyrax content, check out: https://www.instagram.com/hyraxhub/ Examining the nature of the beast. From apex predators to the planet's strangest creatures, Animalogic goes deep into the science, behavior, and biology of the animal kingdom, one species at a time. ───────────────────────────── 📗 GET THE BOOK ───────────────────────────── "Strange Creatures" — animal facts and original illustrations from the Animalogic team: http://bit.ly/animalogicbook ───────────────────────────── JOIN THE COMMUNITY ───────────────────────────── 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@animalogic 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalogicShow 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animalogicshow/ ───────────────────────────── SUPPORT ANIMALOGIC ───────────────────────────── 👕 Merch: https://bit.ly/3SXGrXL ❤️ Member perks: https://bit.ly/AnimalogicMembership 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalogic ───────────────────────────── MORE FROM UNDERKNOWN ───────────────────────────── 🔬 What If – Science Hypotheticals: https://bit.ly/youtube-What-If 🧠 Aperture – Philosophy & Psychology: https://bit.ly/aperture-show 🆘 How to Survive – Survival Science: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show ───────────────────────────── 📩 Brand partnerships & collaborations: [email protected] Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #animals #hyrax #nature #wildlife #documentary #naturedocumentary