Wikipedia Trails: From Antelope to the Old Testament

Antelope:
I chose this to be my starting point because of one of the stories I read in the Blackfoot unit within the Native American story collection we had to choose from. When I was reading the story originally, it wondered about the difference between antelopes and deer, because the story seems to link them so closely.
An antelope is a mammal that is native to regions in Eurasia and Africa. There are many different types of antelopes, but mostly all of them have a stature similar to that of a deer. They are long-legged, with antlers sprouting from their heads. Different shapes and lengths of antlers separate the different kinds of antelope.

Koppie/Inselberg:
When describing the different living habits of antelope, the previous article mentioned something about a kind of antelope that lives on a koppie. I had never heard this term before and was interested to see what in the world it could mean.
A inselberg, or koppie as it's referred to in regions of Africa, is a natural physical structure. It is a small mountain of sorts that is surrounded by mostly flat ground. It sort of sticks out and can look like a large boulder just sitting on flat land.

Hyrax:
There is a section in the previous article that describes some of the mammals that could be found living on an inselberg, or koppie. I saw that hyrax was listed and had no earthly idea what they could be talking about.
A hyrax is a small mammal, which looks to me to be a very round/large prairie dog, without the long and slender shape. It's a very peculiar animal indeed. What is even more peculiar is its apparent relation within the animal kingdom to elephants. I'd invite you to reread my description of this creature and then reread that it is indeed related to an elephant.

(Hyrax, web source: Wikimedia)

Old Testament:
Finally, I came upon the Old Testament. The history of the hyrax was being explained and it said that there were references to it even in the Old Testament. This animal has been around for a loooong time.
The Old Testament is the first half of the Christian Bible. It features the story of the creation of the Earth and speaks of God's love for his chosen people. It teaches Christians faithfulness, salvation, redemption, obedience, and above all others that God is the source of goodness in the world.