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Hunting Rock Hyrax in South Africa with a Jack Russell by the name of Sticks. The Rock Hyras is locally called a "Dassie."
A young man and his "dassie."
Checking a Jackal sette, South Africa.
A taxidermied Dassie or African Rock Hyrax.
A working dog dreams of another day in the field.
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The Hyrax is a relative of the elephant.
Hi Caveat,
yes are correct, though it is not really similar in anyway. The dolphin is also a relative of the cow.
Jonathan
Cape Town
The Rock Hyrax is related to the elephant and is a very valuable prey item for birds of prey, leopards and snakes. Hunting them makes no sense at all in South Africa but I guess people have to kill something, that or each other. In this case Im not at all sure which is more preferable.
They are not a pest species in any way what so ever and mostly live in very high isolated and inaccessible places like on Koppies in flat areas of savannah (for Americans that's a butte like formation of very large boulders) nibbling on herbs, grasses and broad leaved trees.
They are very intelligent having the largest vocabulary outside of primates than any other mammal including the dolphin and a very complex social network akin to the meerkat to which they are not related. They are the first non-human species in which structural balance in their society was described, following the "the friend of my friend is also my friend" rule.
JRTs in South Africa are best confined to hunting rats.
LOL. This has to be silliest post ever. Rock Hyrax are as common as ducks and exist to be eaten. In a country crawling with HIV and AIDS and where serious battles are ongoing to conserve real elephants (conservation involves culling by the way) and rhinos, you think the Rock Hyrax needs concern or protection? How do you think a Rock Hyrax dies in nature?
You want to save wildlife? Here's a suggestion: get yourself sterilized. The world does not need more poor thinkers, and every child you prevent is more resources and a smaller footprint on this planet. You can save more animals, more wild places, and more resources through voluntary surgical sterilization than by prattling nonsense.
I think Patrick has put this perfectly well. JRTS in South Africa also Hunt Black Backed Jackal, Caracal and Porcupine. If you google news search rats in South Africa on the news, you will find stories of babies being dragged out of bed and attacked in our townships, and JRTS will work on these as well. If you want to do something for South Africa, help the Rhinos and Elephants by pressurising our government.
"Rock Hyrax are as common as ducks and exist to be eaten"
I've never heard such nonsense. Dassies as we call them are not as common any more in South Africa as you would let yourself believe in fact they are getting quite rare due to habitate encroachment and disturbance.
They are a prey item but dont make good eating for humans who generaly dont eat them.
Killing Hyrax is the same as killing snakes fultile and backwards. You certainly dont need a JRT to hunt them you can sit wth a gun and pot them off the cliff face one by one if realy want to and you do get people who realy want to sadly, twisted sick people.
This boy with his hyrax is shameful, I doubt he realises it but hopefully he might one day. Its not a feral
rabbit its a very valuable part of a threatened eco system.
Dassies, elephant, rhino and jackals are all of equal importance. Yes elephant have had to be culled in the past due to space restraints, no longer but dassies have never needed to be culled not now or in the future in fact quite the opposite. Its pure backwardness to hunt them along with Jackals I might add.
I only hope this young boy doesnt reside anywhere near any of our National Parks, its people like this that will see our primates exterminated too.
River P, rock hyrax are found over a wide swath of Africa. Common. Not endangered. Anyone can look it up.
And you think a rhino is equal to a rock hyrax? That's the logic of the animal rights movement. You've outed yourself, so your are done here. Now, please take your vegan, animal rights bullshit somewhere else.
A final matter -- the "boy" you are referring to is the son or friend of a South African man who hunts his dogs. He lives in South Africa and is not a candy-ass cut and runner in the UK.
Now, please run along. The world does not have time for childish prattle, and neither do I. Scamper off, and have a nice lettuce sandwich with your hummus and chamomile tea (all of which will have been made possible due to habitat destruction).
And have you gotten yourself sterilized yet? I am quite serious about that! Please rush down now and get it done. Save the environment through voluntary human extinction! Prune yourself out of the gene pool now. The world is full up with nitwits. Goodbye.
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