Learn About The Aardvark
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An aardvark can eat 50,000 termites in one sitting
- Aardvarks are about 2 feet tall at the shoulder and generally weigh between 110 - 170 pounds.
- Another nickname for the aardvark is the "Ant Bear."
- An aardvark's claws are as strong as a pick ax.
- An aardvark can eat 50,000 termites in one sitting.
It is sometimes colloquially called "antbear", "anteater"
The aardvark is not related to the pig; rather, it is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata
The aardvark is nocturnal and is a solitary creature that feeds almost exclusively on ants and termites
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Aardvarks live throughout Africa, mostly south of the Sahara Desert.
They are nocturnal, solitary and somewhat nomadic. Aardvarks are found wherever termite mounds and ant hills are plentiful, this being their preferred food.
As the aardvark progresses from one mound to the next, it will dig small (10 ft long), temporary burrows in which to hide from predators and/or sleep the day away. A larger, more permanent burrow of up to 40 feet is used as a primary shelter and breeding chamber.
Aardvarks like to live in open grasslands or savannahs where the soil is soft and sandy. The temporary shelters aardvarks create do not go to waste. Pythons, porcupines and other small mammals, even birds, will move in when the aardvark moves on.
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The aardvark has a short neck connected to a massive, almost hairless body with a strongly arched back. The legs are short, the hind legs longer than the front ones. The head is elongated, with a long, narrow snout and nostrils that can be sealed. The long, tubular ears are normally held upright but can be folded and closed. The short but muscular tail is cone-shaped and tapers to a point. The thick claws on the forefeet are well adapted for digging.
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