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| Hair color |
Brown, gold, and tan |
| Eye color |
Black, brown, and green |
| Distinctions |
Large splotches on backs |
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| Habitat |
Savanna |
| Dominions |
• Outlands |
| Diet |
• Fruit |
| Predators |
• Crocodiles |
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Hyraxes are a species of animal native to the Outlands and the Pride Lands. They feed on fruit, leaves, nuts, and seeds, and are preyed upon by crocodiles, hawks, jackals, and snakes.
History[]
Ushari attacks Pim[]
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Ushari hunts Pim.
Upon hearing an animal's terrified cries for help, the Lion Guard followed the sounds to where Pim was stuck in a thorn bush. Though annoyed by the false alarm, they freed him. Once out of the thorn bush, Pim began to frantically rub himself with a snake skin in order to hide his scent, but Ushari merely snuck up behind him and ate him. Furious, Bunga forced Ushari to free Pim. The hyrax, in turn, hugged Bunga in gratitude, only to flee from his stench.
Later, when Kion was preparing to use the Roar of the Elders on a nearby grove of trees, the rest of the Lion Guard found Pim sitting in one of the trees. Bunga attempted to scare Pim down with his stink, but since he had rolled around in mint leaves earlier, Pim no longer disliked his smell. Finally, Bunga took Pim into his arms and forced him to leave the tree. Afterward, Pim clung happily to Bunga's back, and Bunga jested that he hoped his stink would come back soon.[1]
Kupatana[]
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Some hyraxes attended Kupatana. During the celebration, Reirei's pack attacked, and Reirei nearly ate Pim before Kion tackled her.[2]
Chased by young Pride Landers[]
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One day, Mtoto and his friends were playing "Lion Guard," during which they pretended that some hyraxes were hyenas. They chased the hyraxes across the Pride Lands until they escaped into a hole in a rock wall.[3]
Zebra stampede[]
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One day, a herd of zebras started to stampede toward a family of hyraxes. As the Lion Guard chased after the herd, Ono reported the hyraxes' position to Kion, who resolved to slow the stampede. Eventually, the Guard managed to calm the zebras, thus saving the hyraxes.[4]
Hippo lanes[]
While making hippo lanes across the Flood Plains, Beshte transported some hyraxes from one side of the marsh to the other.[5]
Mpishi's attack[]
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In an attempt to try new foods, Mpishi hunted Pim, but Ono caused her to fly head-on into a cliff. As Pim fell, Ono tried to save him, but he proved to be too heavy. Just in time, Beshte approached below Pim and caught the hyrax safely on his back.[6]
Dry season rescues[]
As the dry season began, some hyraxes got trapped behind rocks, but Kion freed them. Later, Fuli and Kion carried some hyraxes to a water hole.[7]
Kenge's attack[]
When Kenge invaded the Pride Lands, several hyraxes fled from him.[8]
Kumbuka celebration[]
Some hyraxes attended the Kumbuka celebration at Pride Rock.[9]
Broken bridge[]
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While patrolling the Pride Lands, the Lion Guard spotted some hyraxes crossing an unstable bridge across a ravine. Just before the bridge could collapse, Ono ushered the hyraxes back the way they had come. Concerned that the hyraxes could not reach the watering hole, the Guard resolved to help them. Getting an idea, Beshte picked up a large, flat boulder and held it up for the hyraxes to use as a bridge across the ravine.[10]
Dust devil[]
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Upon learning that a dust devil was headed toward Ukuni Woods, the Lion Guard worried that the hyraxes would be in danger. They hastened to the scene and saved some hyraxes from being blown about by the dust devil.[11]
Shujaa's destruction of hyraxes' home[]
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In an attempt to help Kifaru reach a water hole, Shujaa smashed a hole in a nearby rock wall. In the process, he inadvertently destroyed some rock hyraxes' home. Though Shujaa harbored guilt over the incident, Beshte resolved to find the hyraxes a new home.[12]
Dhahabu's visit to the Pride Lands[]
Several hyraxes visited Pride Rock so they could witness Queen Dhahabu arriving in the Pride Lands.[13]
Flood at the Great Stone Wall[]
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When Kion inadvertently opened a fissure in the Great Stone Wall with the Roar, the Lion Guard and their allies struggled to plug up the dam and save several animals that were in the path of the floodwaters. Anga reported that several hyraxes needed rescuing, and she and Bunga saved them.[14]
Battle of the Lion Guards[]
Several hyraxes watched the Battle of the Lion Guards.[15]
Kion's coronation[]
Several hyraxes attended Kion's wedding to Rani at the Tree of Life.[15]
Physical characteristics[]
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Hyraxes are small, four-legged mammals. They have short-furred pelts of brown, gold,[4] or tan, with pale eye rims, muzzles, and underbellies. They tend to have large splotches on their backs. Some hyraxes have head tufts. They can have black, brown, or green eyes. Some animals consider hyraxes "cute."[6]
Sociocultural characteristics[]
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There are two types of hyraxes: tree hyraxes and rock hyraxes.[6][12] Most hyraxes in the Pride Lands live in Ukuni Woods.[11] They have been known to eat fruit,[16] leaves,[1] nuts, and seeds.[17] They are preyed upon by crocodiles,[11] hawks,[6] jackals,[2] and snakes. Hyraxes have been known to hide from predators by masking their scent with snake skin.[1]
Notable hyraxes[]
Appearances[]
References[]
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