Hyrax

[Sarah]

Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species areknown. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known speciesare the daman (H. Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (H.capensis) of South Africa. Other species are H. arboreus and H.Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western,Africa. See Daman.

[Gregory]

a small furry creature found somewhere in Africa. though it may look like a rodent it is in fact part of a different family of creatures consisting namely of other hyraxs. many people who [gaze upon] this creature speak of a chilling sensation when they hear it call out to its brethren and some have [linked it] to demon worship and [eldritch] phenomenon in the past.