They may have tiny ears, cute button noses and a coat of brown fur, but rock hyraxes have a remarkable link to the heavy-footed animals, sharing several common characteristics and lifestyle features.

How cute is this? Three tiny rock hyrax pups have been welcomed at Chester Zoo. Officials at the Zoo say they only weighed 250g, which is about the same weight as a banana! The new arrivals, who ...

While small mammals usually have a short gestation period, rock hyrax pregnancies last for more than seven months. And when the pups are born they look like miniature adult hyrax with their eyes ...