hyrax

That hyrax back there?

刚才那只蹄兔？

Wailing, which starts a typical hyrax song, indicates weight.

作为岩狸的一种典型的声音的哀号声，代表者它们的体重。

A rock hyrax, an animal the size and shape of a beaver but, oddly enough, a relative of the elephant, was sunning itself on a rock by the front gate.

一只岩兔，一种像海狸那样大小的动物在大门口附近的山岩上跑过，奇怪的是它竟然是大象的近亲。

While the furry creature looks like a big rat, it´s thought by some camps (there´s a fiery scientific debate) that the hyrax is actually the closest living relative to the elephant.

尽管这种覆盖毛皮的动物看起来像大鼠，但是有些研究者认为，在现存的物种中，蹄兔事实上是大象最近的亲属（关于这点科学上存在激烈的争论）。