Maddie Bender: This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I’m Maddie Bender. Take a walk in the woods after dark, and you might hear crickets chirping or frogs ribbiting. But there’s a sound you ...

There are three members of the Procaviidae or hyrax family: the rock hyrax, tree hyrax, and bush or yellow-spotted hyrax. While the rock hyrax looks like a large guinea pig or a rabbit with rounded, ...

A new study finds that the barking hyraxes are a separate species from their shrieking neighbors. The newly described species, Dendrohyrax interfluvialis, populates the wet and dry forests that lie ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A new species of tree hyrax has been described in west Africa ...

June 14 (UPI) --The novel nighttime barking of several tree hyrax populations in West and Central Africa first alerted scientists that the region's forests might host a unique, yet-named species. Now, ...