Iddo Friedberg 💔🎗𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏<p>A word on my avatar: it's a Rock <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/Hyrax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hyrax</span></a>. Hyrax species are common in the ME and east & southern Africa. They are mentioned in documents from 2,000 years ago, including the Hebrew bible.</p><p>While they might look like marmots, they are more closely related to <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/elephants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elephants</span></a> and, yes, <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/mastodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodons</span></a>. They even have little tusks! They are herbivores with 3 stomachs, and they gain their digestive microbiome as babies by consuming the droppings of the adults.</p><p>More hyrax fun:</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/2014/01/the-creature-feature-10-fun-facts-about-the-rock-hyrax-or-are-you-ready-to-rock-hyrax/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/2014/01/the-creature</span><span class="invisible">-feature-10-fun-facts-about-the-rock-hyrax-or-are-you-ready-to-rock-hyrax/</span></a></p>