Ian Hunt · @ianhunt
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Reading Purity and Danger (1966), as you do, and have got to the bit on dietary exclusions in the Old Testament. When I reach the animal I realise I have no idea about their distribution, , place in human culture, and start ecosiaing. They are hervivorous -- and cute! They huddle (poor theormoregulation) and in evolutionary terms they are connected to elephants, mastodons and seacows. They even have tiny tusks. Let's celebrate hyraxes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrax

#marydouglas #Hyrax #ecology

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