The Dassie - A South African Survival Specialist - Go Wild

They’re small, cute and rather special - rock hyraxes, also known as dassies. Visitors of the South African coastline marvel at their heart-stopping capers among the rocks, cheerfully ignoring the plunging chasms below. They may look like groundhogs, but their closest taxonomic relatives are actually the elephant and the manatee. And that’s not the only odd thing about them.
Dassies are distinctly sociable - in their mostly harmonious family life, of course, but also in squabbles among themselves. Unusually for herbivores, their foraging needs only take up an hour or so of every day, leaving these sun-loving creatures plenty of time left for playing, snuggling or just lounging around. They have some pretty unusual anatomic features too: the irises of their eyes can contract to such an extent that they can look directly at the sun, and the soles of their feet are retractable, which makes them extremely well-suited to climbing around their rocky habitat. And last but not least, the male dassie can sing - at least when he’s courting the lady dassie of his dreams. All in all, they are a peaceful bunch but when cornered, they can be fierce adversaries.
This film is about the nature of the coastline in South Africa. Its focus is the world of dassies. We gain insights into their life from birth to adulthood and by following a particularly bold young dassie, we find out more about his family, how they behave and what dangers they face in their daily lives.

[@rachelkristine4669]

Dassies. The cutest critter the world has never heard of before! 🥰

[@SlimEagle5515]

Tell them stop pooping on penguins 😅

[@bunnymouse626]

@@SlimEagle5515 no it’s okay the penguins are into it

[@uriamudeltoro5075]

As far as flaws go....well...God outdid himself with the platypus....this would be a close second

[@mammadingo9165]

Quirky little Ewok Dassies . How unique how cute 🥰

[@sharmakeabees4745]

I'm so damn.. Happy 😊.. because i never think I'm gonna see this beautiful 😍

[@justdoit83388]

Wonderfully put documentary, simple, beautiful, informative yet laughable 👏 never heard of the animal even though I come from SA, but I think I found my favorite animal now. 😍 the dassies quirkiness really had me smiling throughout the documentary 🥰

[@nurjama87]

Dassie living paradise🎉😊👼🏻

[@user-bu5fw9db4j]

THANKS A LOT FOR KEEPING US IN TUNE WITH THE WILD

[@patriciahg5959]

Excelente documental con paisajes maravillosos! Gracias por compartir!

[@rforreedasforsquirrel5310]

Delightful to be introduced to Dassie and its' habitat. A well-put together episode. Thank you!!

[@PrinceCity007]

Great documentary

[@seanconnery1277]

13.4.2023.Very good and best.💯💚💋😎.Thank you.

[@kamleshsinghyadav7097]

Beautiful.. For knowledge

[@billythatkidd6926]

Alright! Where are the black market people that can get me a pair of these cute lil guys 😂😂

[@user-lg4pv4tw5q]

I love dassies❤

[@wildnature5]

cute 😍😍😍

[@keshabgautam4553]

Nice to see

[@misshillary784]

CUTE LITTLE SHITS! 💋💚

[@DonSox]

Elephant shrewd

[@educationforblind6362]

Its false that animal is not related to elephants and manatees genetically, thise are just freak theories.

[@rustyshackleford6927]

Ungh I hate it when these doc accounts reupload an old vid and pretend it’s new. Makes it annoying when trying to clear out my watchlist, and find things I haven’t seen yet

[@jennifercalimer4217]

Absolutely agree!! It's very annoying.

[@richardhetherington9275]

🍀🤘🤘😊

[@neverendingmods]

These are what squirrels turn into when you feed them after midnight.

[@sayaseorangnelayan3883]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🌎🌎🌎🌎

[@thainews2510]

👍👍👍👍👍💙💚💛

[@AN-dz6lg]

mini bear rat things are cute

[@rademfam6856]

No lie, they look delicious

[@fungaleyes]

23:54 so sad 😭

[@mollylizabeth]

The female plays hard to get in one scene 😂😂

[@cobidodo]

There is no Hebrew translation

[@raxxmoriti]

1:32 Is that Plattenberg bay?

[@user-yk5gl4mw7l]

орлы ловят пингвинов?

[@aonyx5270]

Dassies share a large contingent of DNA with elephants and manatees for the same reason humans share most of their DNA with puffer fish. Its not because they are related or share a common ancestor. it's because they share THE SAME CREATOR.

[@rachelkristine4669]

And the world is flat & an invisible sky Daddy that knows all things loves to watch his creations suffer. Kinda like a really bad version of a reality TV show, like Big Brother, right?! 🤣😂

[@zozoc5795]

Amen - was just thinking this. Jesus is ultimately the one who created all of this and us. What a wonder He is!

[@Hooper45]

@@zozoc5795 no

[@justdoit83388]

​@Zozo C And we live in a time where almost everyone worships the creation, not the Creator. But every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

[@zozoc5795]

@@justdoit83388 Was literally reading this in Philippians 2. Amen and amen. Yet He is merciful and will not turn away from those that call on Him as He has to me and countless others. I pray all watching this video will be in awe of Jesus and know how loved they are.