dassie

• Mamífero herbívoro pequeño, de aspecto similar a un roedor o a una marmota, nativo de África y de partes de Asia, con patas cortas y pezuñas diminutas; pertenece al orden Hyracoidea. También llamado damán o conejo de roca.

A small ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia, characterized by rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.

1. Small African mammalC1formal

   A small, herbivorous mammal native to Africa and parts of Asia, resembling a rodent but related to elephants and manatees, with short legs, rounded ears, and hoof-like toes.

   Daman

   • The dassie sunbathes on rocks in the early morning.
   • Dassies live in colonies among rocky outcrops.
   • A dassie can climb steep surfaces with its specialized feet.

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