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 ...

In addition to audio recordings and laser scanning, a thermal imaging camera has been adopted for use in research focused on threatened mammals that hide from poachers in Kenya's Taita Hills. Tree ...

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

The raucous calls of tree hyraxes -- small, herbivorous mammals -- reverberate through the night in the forests of West and Central Africa, but their sound differs depending on the location. Tree ...

A research team from the University of Helsinki has discovered a tree hyrax in the Taita Hills, Kenya, which may belong to a species previously unknown to science. The discovery, which was part of a ...

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, ...

Tree hyraxes don’t look like elephants. They are furry, they can climb trees and they weigh only around 3 kilograms. Yet these mammals, which live in African tropical forests, are among the closest ...

African safari and wildlife expert Rob the Ranger reveals the elusive tree hyrax, a nocturnal resident rarely seen during the day at Zebra Plains River Camp. WWE star Hulk Hogan’s cause of death ...

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 ...