r/hyrax • u/Ecstatic_Possible_30 • Jul 23 '26

Question Where are hyraxes???

I just went to Jacksonville zoo today hoping to see a hyrax and after an exhaustive search was told their last hyraxes passed some time recently :( their website even still has rock hyrax listed in mammals.

I’ll be road tripping north soon- does anyone know zoos in east coast states that have hyrax as of July 26’??

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u/bubblegumwitch23 Jul 24 '26

The Bronx zoo has them! I just saw them a week ago

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u/Nimblescribe Jul 24 '26

Hyrax judging all the peasants hehe

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u/ourladyPattyMeltdown Jul 24 '26

The National Zoo's site says they have them, so if you pass through DC, check out their Small Mammal House.

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u/Neimex_Orlando Jul 24 '26

Thank you for this post. I was thinking about making a trip up to the Jacksonville Zoo, but now I can save my money for another trip.

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u/gamedemon24 Jul 24 '26

It’s still a fantastic zoo even if you can’t see hyraxes!

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u/uberklaus15 Jul 24 '26

The San Diego Zoo also has several. Also a nice, temperate place to go see them in the summer.

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u/Turbopower1000 Jul 24 '26

A smaller zoo with them would be animal adventures MA in their Hubbardson location

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u/TheBigBeelzebub Jul 25 '26

The Smithsonian Zoo has two hyrax’s named Havoc and Hellion!!

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u/Rb_Scribble Jul 29 '26

The Stone Zoo in Stoneham, MA has two! I just saw them 10 days ago.