Doorway to its den?
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This Rock Hyrax lives right near the shore of the Sea of Galilee, at Tabgha.
In Hebrew the Procavia capensis is called shafan sela (literally, "rock rabbit").
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They are also plentiful in the desert near the Dead Sea, e.g. at Ein Gedi.
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The D's are for ABC Wednesday D-Day.
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UPDATE! By happy coincidence Prof. Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces Blog also posted about hyraxes today.
Apparently the little critters are becoming a nuisance in Israel, migrating to the towns.
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Do people catch and eat them? ^_^
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I have only ever seen a rock hyrax once, in Kenya. Look a little like our groundhogs.
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Oh joy of shadow and coolness during midday.
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Interesting looking animal. Hope you have a divine week,
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My soul hides among the rocks!
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Kim, no, I never heard of anyone eating hyraxes. The Bible says they are not kosher.
ReplyDeleteUPDATE! By happy coincidence Prof. Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces Blog also posted about hyraxes today.
Apparently the little critters are becoming a nuisance in Israel, migrating to the towns.
It is a great source of current information, this blog, highly recommended!
they don't look like much of a meal LOL
ReplyDeleteHow lucky were you to catch him sticking his head out Dina, did you have to wait long? Why is it that all the cutest little creatures breed so quickly and thus become a pest!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice this "rock rabbit" and nice picture too.
ReplyDeleteYour rock rabbits are relatives of the dassies we saw in South Africa. Hard to believe that they're relatives of the elephant!
ReplyDeleteFriends, thanks for your fun comments!
ReplyDeletePerth DP, no, no waiting. The little animals are all over the rocks all the time.
In Ein Gedi they are even up in the trees!
trop mignon ;O)
ReplyDeleteHow cute.My children also love him.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this darling creature before... but as has been said, too bad they become a nuisance!
ReplyDeleteI worked in Ein Gedi, at the youth hostel and in the fields, for a few months. We used to chase them out of the orange trees.
ReplyDeleteI am glad they do not eat these 'rabbits'...
ReplyDeleteHe's cute - he does look like a groundhog :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting looking animal. Now that's an animal that we don't see in Hawaii or even Illinois.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping to read and comment on my blog. If you come by again, which I hope you do, you will see a photo of my lovely Hula Valley home if u scroll down.
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Paula shalom. Yes, now I found your picture of Emek HaHula. Quite different from Florida, no?
ReplyDeleteI love these guys! Have seen many in Kenya and South Africa (Table Mountain, Capetown).
ReplyDeletelooks like he's guarding the lair
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