sentence: Hyraxes are well-furred rotund creatures with a short tail.
sentences_after: Hyraxes are mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible and it is possible that the Hebrew word for hyrax is the source of the name of present-day Spain. Even though hyraxes are not native to Spain, rabbits are, and the theory states that early Hebrew explorers considered the rabbits to be a variety of hyrax.
concept_name: hyrax
headings: Hyrax
categories: Mammals of Africa Mammals