If popular karaoke bars and the long audition lines for American Idol demonstrate anything, it's that people like to express themselves through song — and the bigger the audience, the better. Now ...

Foundations of complex language have been found in colonies of unusual furry animals called hyraxes. Hyraxes, which resemble rodents but are more closely related to elephants or manatees, often cluck, ...

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 ...

Recent research has uncovered more nuances in the hyrax song, including its variations among different functions, contexts, and reception. Though birds are well-known for their singing, more complex ...

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 ...

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 ...

New study links reproductive success in male rock hyraxes to their singing frequency and rhythmic abilities during courtship songs. A behavioural study published in the British Ecological Society's ...

Brevard Zoo welcomed Turnip and Radish — two new rock hyrax pups — into the community. The two were born at the zoo June 19. Rock hyraxes are small furry mammals that resemble an over-sized guinea pig ...

In a new study, an international team of researchers found that male hyraxes exploit attention-grabbing events and use them as advertisement opportunities. The animals upped the complexity and ...

What is the land animal most closely related to the elephant? Itâ??s the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis), a small furry mammal that lives in rocky landscapes across sub-Saharan Africa and along the ...

The rock hyrax is a surprisingly sophisticated communicator, <link> <caption>a study</caption> <url href="http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.1098 ...