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Zoo welcomes you to tiny, furry triplets that are closely related to elephants.

The three cubs, born July 21 at the Chester Zoo, are called rock hyraxes, a species more closely related to elephants than any other animal in the world, but each weighs less than 9 ounces. Rocky hyraxes have helped conservationists learn so much about the evolution of different animals, and how animals can evolve and adapt to the environments in which they live. They really are special little creatures.

Its species have two large, narrow teeth, similar to the tusks of an elephant. They also have skull and foot structures that are comparable to the large mammal. After about seven months of pregnancy, Daissie gave birth to her hairy trio. They have not yet been named and their genders have not been identified. The natives of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula live together in groups as small as two or as large as 26 and have up to 20 different noises they use to communicate with each other. The rubber soles of your feet act as suction cups to help them grab the rocks as they climb. The Hyraxes are known to spend most of their time lying down and sunbathing, so Mom Daissie and Papa Nungu have certainly run away from their feet keeping up with these three little ones.

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