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Rocking New Names for Rock Hyrax Pups

January 05, 2026 | 1 minute read

New year, new names! Named by our members, our four rock hyrax pups now officially have names reflecting their native range. Stop by the African Savannah Building to meet:

– ‘Tibesti’ (female) — tee-BES-tee (named after the Tibesti mountain range in Chad)
– ‘Etosha’ (female) — eh-TOH-shah (named after Etosha National Park in Namibia)
– ‘Kavango’ (male) — kah-VAHN-go (named after the Kavango region in northern Namibia)
– ‘Karas’ (male) — KAH-ras (named after the Karas region in southern Namibia)

Thank you to everyone who helped us name our pups!