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THE CAPE HYRAX. 
of holes in decayed trees, or standing upon the 
summits of such as have only trunks remaining. 
“ Little is yet known of its manners ; and almost 
the only observation that can be elicited from the 
farmers and inhabitants of the parts of the country 
in which it resides, is, that it makes a great noise 
previous to the fall of rain.” 
