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tongue licks up the insects; the termites' biting, or the ants' stinging attacks are rendered futile by the tough skin. After an aardvark visit at a termite mound, other animals will visit to pick up all the leftovers. Termite mounds alone do not provide enough food for the aardvark, so they look for termites that are on the move. When these insects move, they can form columns 10–40 metres (33–131 ft) long and these tend to provide easy pickings with little effort exerted by the aardvark. These columns are more common in areas of livestock or other hoofed animals. The trampled grass and dung attract termites from the
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the aardvark will keep its nose to the ground and its ears pointed forward, which indicates that both smell and hearing are involved in the search for food. They zig-zag as they forage and will usually not repeat a route for 5–8 days as they appear to allow time for the termite nests to recover before feeding on it again.
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and red ants. Due to their stringent diet requirements, they require a large range to survive. An aardvark emerges from its burrow in the late afternoon or shortly after sunset, and forages over a considerable home range encompassing 10 to 30 kilometres (6.2 to 18.6 mi). While foraging for food,
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period of seven months, one cub weighing around 1.7–1.9 kilograms (3.7–4.2 lb) is born during May–July. When born, the young has flaccid ears and many wrinkles. When nursing, it will nurse off each teat in succession. After two weeks, the folds of skin disappear and after three, the ears can be
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with its long, sticky tongue—as many as 50,000 in one night have been recorded. Its claws enable it to dig through the extremely hard crust of a termite or ant mound quickly. It avoids inhaling the dust by sealing the nostrils. When successful, the aardvark's long (up to 30 centimetres (12 in))
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magicians make a charm from the heart, skin, forehead, and nails of the aardvark, which they then proceed to pound together with the root of a certain tree. Wrapped in a piece of skin and worn on the chest, the charm is said to give the owner the ability to pass through walls or roofs at night. The
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a.m.); however, they do not seem to prefer bright or dark nights over the other. During adverse weather or if disturbed they will retreat to their burrow systems. They cover between 2 and 5 kilometres (1.2 and 3.1 mi) per night; however, some studies have shown that they may traverse as far as
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When leaving the burrow at night, they pause at the entrance for about ten minutes, sniffing and listening. After this period of watchfulness, it will bound out and within seconds it will be 10 metres (33 ft) away. It will then pause, prick its ears, twisting its head to listen, then jump and
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The aardvark is vaguely pig-like in appearance. Its body is stout with a prominently arched back and is sparsely covered with coarse hairs. The limbs are of moderate length, with the rear legs being longer than the forelegs. The front feet have lost the pollex (or 'thumb'), resulting in four toes,
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negatively impact the availability of termites and ants, which comprise the bulk of an aardvark's diet. Nocturnal species faced with resource scarcity may increase their diurnal activity to spare the energy costs of staying warm at night, but this comes at the cost of withstanding high
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burrows in which to live, which generally fall into one of three categories: burrows made while foraging, refuge and resting location, and permanent homes. Temporary sites are scattered around the home range and are used as refuges, while the main
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1237:The unusual cross-walk gait of the aardvark
951:An aardvark skeleton and mounted individual
3496:
3482:
3068:Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (2010).
1864:
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1205:. Its keen hearing warns it of predators:
1201:Aardvarks live for up to 23 years in
438:, although their numbers are decreasing.
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1528:Learn how and when to remove this message
561:, the sole surviving genus in the family
3827:(Hedgehogs, shrews, moles and relatives)
3503:
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1993:
1970:
1604:is usually depicted with the head of an
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1028:, more than any other placental mammal.
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1305:30 kilometres (19 mi) in a night.
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1889:Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary 2010
1833:
1831:
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1788:
1786:
1680:, which the F-4 was said to resemble.
1075:The aardvark's stomach has a muscular
3948:
3947:
3477:
3051:MacMillan Dictionary of Life Sciences
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524:means "burrowing foot", and the name
470:
431:which to live and rear their young.
4264:2ACF3A5B-5657-456B-98EF-C59D898895E7
3375:IUCN/SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group
3321:
3123:from the original on 17 January 2008
3087:
2898:
2848:
2828:African Wildlife Foundation (2013).
2787:
2579:
2562:
2537:
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2101:
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2034:
1976:
1929:participating institution membership
1758:
1756:
1666:was nicknamed the Aardvarks, flying
1466:adding citations to reliable sources
1437:
1169:. They are not found in Madagascar.
1120:
882:or Cape ant-bear from South Africa.
517:), because of its burrowing habits.
455:), or the "Cape anteater" after the
441:
4287:IUCN Red List least concern species
3352:Dictionary of South African English
3220:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
3020:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
2836:from the original on 5 January 2008
2813:, Thriftbooks; accesses 2020.09.29.
2801:, Thriftbooks; accessed 2020.09.29.
2568:
2543:
2522:
2452:
2312:
2013:
1999:
1961:
1947:Dictionary of South African English
1783:
1778:Dictionary of South African English
1725:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
1070:
532:comes from the tubule-style teeth.
475:) and comes from earlier Afrikaans
13:
2760:
2680:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1976.tb00204.x
2508:
2064:
1798:
1426:in 1869, which had an animal from
697:is a relative of golden moles and
14:
4338:
4317:Extant Zanclean first appearances
3859:(Horses, rhinoceroses and tapirs)
3391:a diploma thesis (without images)
3368:
3094:Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
3074:Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
2047:Asher, Bennett & Lehmann 2009
1753:
16:Burrowing mammal native to Africa
4322:Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas
3449:The New Student's Reference Work
3404:
3209:Taylor, A.; Lehmann, T. (2015).
3009:Taylor, A.; Lehmann, T. (2015).
2009:African Wildlife Foundation 2013
1714:Taylor, A.; Lehmann, T. (2015).
1442:
905:
894:
351:
189:
43:
3395:"The Biology of the Aardvark" (
2832:. African Wildlife Foundation.
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2052:
2040:
1635:was a puppet character used on
1453:needs additional citations for
1396:
1371:
1311:
616:Based on his study of fossils,
392:) are medium-sized, burrowing,
3385:"The Biology of the Aardvark (
2986:Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010).
2662:Melton, Derek A. (June 1976).
1935:
1893:
1882:
1768:
1657:The supersonic fighter-bomber
885:
399:Aardvarks are the only living
1:
3324:"About the Program: "Arthur""
3303:. In Macdonald, David (ed.).
3192:Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
3092:. In Parker, Sybil P. (ed.).
2820:
2416:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.04.022
1434:Mythology and popular culture
960:member of the proposed clade
704:
2261:10.1371/journal.pone.0059614
1691:
1329:move off to start foraging.
1101:speaking, the aardvark is a
940:, it appears at times to be
876:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
7:
4327:Afrikaans words and phrases
3305:The Encyclopedia of Mammals
3299:van Aarde, Rudi J. (1984).
3053:(2nd ed.). MacMillan.
1320:
920:) front and rear foot print
679:The mysterious Pleistocene
535:
10:
4343:
3896:(Rabbits, hares and pikas)
3851:(Dogs, cats and relatives)
3757:(Tenrecs and golden moles)
3464:Collier's New Encyclopedia
3430:The Aard-Vark or Earth-Hog
3146:10.6084/m9.figshare.804317
3090:"Tubulidentates: Aardvark"
1228:
18:
4312:Mammals described in 1766
4220:
3956:
3876:
3815:
3806:
3745:
3716:
3695:
3682:(Kangaroos and relatives)
3638:
3609:
3588:
3579:
3545:
3513:
3263:10.1080/00359190409519169
2492:Taylor & Skinner 2004
2234:Buckley, Michael (2013).
2183:Seiffert, Erik R (2007).
1908:Oxford English Dictionary
1380:Aardvark mother and young
331:
322:
315:
310:
291:
284:
186:Scientific classification
184:
162:
153:
144:
135:
126:
117:
30:
21:Aardvark (disambiguation)
3674:(Bilbies and bandicoots)
3153:Schlitter, D.A. (2005).
2899:Anon (20 January 2003).
2611:10.3389/fphys.2020.00637
2189:BMC Evolutionary Biology
1645:The Ant and the Aardvark
1095:in the inguinal region.
661:Orycteropus mauritanicus
453:South American anteaters
3566:(Platypus and echidnas)
3435:Popular Science Monthly
3421:Encyclopædia Britannica
3278:te Velde, Henk (1997).
2992:Encyclopædia Britannica
2901:"Great Uncle Aardvark?"
2598:Frontiers in Physiology
2305:Encyclopædia Britannica
2202:10.1186/1471-2148-7-224
2151:10.1073/pnas.0700441104
1913:Oxford University Press
1125:Aardvarks are found in
971:
642:Myorycteropus africanus
462:The name "aardvark" is
446:
342:Skeleton of an aardvark
4307:Myrmecophagous mammals
3797:(Dugongs and manatees)
3736:(Anteaters and sloths)
3438:, Vol. 14 (March 1879)
3401:the thesis with images
3284:. Brill Academic Pub.
3161:; Reeder, D.M (eds.).
2969:Collier's Encyclopedia
2943:10.1002/bies.200900053
2719:10.1098/rsbl.2017.0301
2404:Ecological Engineering
2130:Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
1615:and his families from
1558:
1547:
1381:
1238:
1198:
1197:Emerging from a burrow
1190:
1182:
984:. Instead of having a
952:
624:around the end of the
545:
503:
487:
477:
343:
149:, Arnhem, Netherlands
4205:Paleobiology Database
3666:(Quolls and dunnarts)
3409:Texts on Wikisource:
3227:: e.T41504A21286437.
3155:"Order Tubulidentata"
3027:: e.T41504A21286437.
2876:"Rainforest Aardvark"
2855:Easy Science for Kids
2851:"All About Aardvarks"
1732:: e.T41504A21286437.
1553:
1543:
1379:
1236:
1196:
1188:
1180:
1173:Ecology and behaviour
950:
715:Orycteropus afer afer
543:
341:
1685:Cerebus the Aardvark
1462:improve this article
1189:Entrance to a burrow
1079:area that acts as a
612:Evolutionary history
574:convergent evolution
544:Skull of an aardvark
19:For other uses, see
2861:on 11 November 2013
2252:2013PLoSO...859614B
2142:2007PNAS..104.5510C
1911:(Online ed.).
1606:unidentified animal
912:Southern aardvark (
880:O. a. capensis
718:(Southern aardvark)
485:" or "ground pig" (
472:[ˈɑːrtfark]
415:that also includes
156:Conservation status
3650:(Monito del monte)
3088:Rahm, Urs (1990).
2911:on 7 February 2008
2369:10.7717/peerj.5216
2098:, pp. 450–451
2037:, pp. 453–454
1840:, pp. 466–467
1559:
1548:
1382:
1290:Pseudacanthotermes
1239:
1199:
1191:
1183:
1149:) and food (i.e.,
1127:sub-Saharan Africa
953:
870:(Eastern aardvark)
835:O. a. senegalensis
784:O. a. kordofanicus
727:(Western aardvark)
546:
481:. It means "earth
344:
147:Royal Burgers' Zoo
4297:Mammals of Africa
4274:
4273:
4222:Myrmecophaga afra
4192:Open Tree of Life
3950:Taxon identifiers
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3940:
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3921:
3913:
3905:
3897:
3889:
3868:
3860:
3852:
3844:
3836:
3828:
3798:
3790:
3782:
3774:
3766:
3765:(Elephant shrews)
3758:
3737:
3729:
3710:
3691:
3690:
3683:
3675:
3667:
3659:
3658:(Marsupial moles)
3656:Notoryctemorphia
3651:
3630:
3622:
3619:Paucituberculata
3603:
3575:
3574:
3567:
3415:"Aard-vark"
3314:978-0-87196-871-5
3201:978-1-56159-274-6
3174:978-0-8018-8221-0
3107:978-0-07-909508-4
3001:978-1-59339-837-8
2299:"Aard-vark"
1927:(Subscription or
1633:Otis the Aardvark
1613:titular character
1538:
1537:
1530:
1512:
1353:Nycteris thebaica
1259:aardvark cucumber
1215:African wild dogs
1129:, where suitable
1121:Habitat and range
962:Afroinsectiphilia
869:
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819:O. a. observandus
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731:O. a. aethiopicus
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457:Cape of Good Hope
442:Name and taxonomy
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4015:orycteropus-afer
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4002:Orycteropus_afer
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3988:Orycteropus afer
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3975:
3958:Orycteropus afer
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3878:Euarchontoglires
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3681:
3673:
3672:Peramelemorphia
3665:
3657:
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3628:
3627:Didelphimorphia
3621:(Shrew opossums)
3620:
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3593:
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3585:
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3556:Australosphenida
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3484:
3475:
3474:
3468:
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3425:
3417:
3408:
3397:Orycteropus afer
3387:Orycteropus afer
3363:
3361:
3359:
3343:
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3339:
3334:on 10 April 2019
3318:
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3236:
3213:Orycteropus afer
3205:
3186:
3149:
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3130:
3128:
3115:Rebecca (2007).
3111:
3084:
3082:
3080:
3064:
3045:
3043:
3041:
3036:
3013:Orycteropus afer
3005:
2982:
2963:
2945:
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2918:
2916:
2907:. Archived from
2895:
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2891:
2882:. Archived from
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1718:Orycteropus afer
1711:
1563:African folklore
1533:
1526:
1522:
1519:
1513:
1511:
1470:
1446:
1438:
1344:African wild dog
1303:
1299:
1241:The aardvark is
1181:Aardvark resting
1071:Digestive system
1022:
1021:
1020:
1017:
917:
909:
898:
867:
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827:O. a. ruvanensis
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786:
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744:
742:O. a. angolensis
733:
724:
695:Plesiorycteropus
682:Plesiorycteropus
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295:Orycteropus afer
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140:
127:Aardvark in the
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34:Temporal range:
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3857:Perissodactyla
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3664:Dasyuromorphia
3648:Microbiotheria
3640:Australidelphia
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2886:on 26 July 2013
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2761:Blench, Roger.
2759:
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2744:
2713:(7): 20170301.
2707:Biology Letters
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1447:
1436:
1416:Kalahari Desert
1399:
1374:
1348:ant-eating chat
1323:
1314:
1301:
1297:
1231:
1175:
1123:
1089:salivary glands
1073:
1045:olfactory bulbs
1033:mimetic muscles
1014:
1013:
974:
925:
924:
923:
922:
921:
915:
910:
901:
900:
899:
888:
846:O. a. somalicus
811:O. a. matschiei
795:O. a. lademanni
773:O. a. haussanus
765:O. a. faradjius
754:O. a. erikssoni
745:Zukowsky &
707:
618:Bryan Patterson
614:
578:elephant shrews
563:Orycteropodidae
538:
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332:Aardvark range
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253:Orycteropodidae
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