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What animal does the Afrikaans word for 'earth pig' refer to?
The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) (afer: from Africa) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is sometimes called "antbear", "anteater", "Cape anteater" (after the Cape of Good Hope), "earth hog" or "earth pig". The name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for "earth pig" (aarde earth, varken pig), because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a domesticated pig. However, the aardvark is not closely related to the pig; rather, it is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata, in which it is usually considered to form a single variable species of the genus Orycteropus, coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae. Nor is the aardvark closely related to the South American anteater, despite sharing some characteristics and a superficial resemblance. The closest living relatives of the aardvark are the elephant shrews, along with the sirenians, hyraxes, tenrecs, and elephants.
What are the kinds of animal?
big animal, small animal, baby animal, and DEAD animal.
When your a animal caretaker do you get to chose your own animal?
Yes... an animal caretakerdoes get to choose their own animal.
What is animal hazard?
An Animal Hazard is a warning of what the animal may do, or what not to do with the animal. For example: "Animal Hazard: Never let snakes roam freely indoors." or "Animal Hazard: Never hold a bunny on it's back." Anyway an animal hazard is to help you and the animal stay safe! hope this helps :)
What is the difference between a pet and a wild animal?
A pet is a animal that humans have. A wild animal is a animal that lives outdoors. A bear is a wild animal. A cat is a pet.
Scientific name of antbear?
Orycteropus afer.
Aardvark taxonomical classification?
Orycteropus Afer.
What is aadvark in Latin?
The aardvark is known as orycteropus afer in Latin.
How do you pronounce Orycteropus Afer?
Oric-tare-o-pus A-fer
What is the aardvarks latin name?
The Latin name for aardvark is Orycteropus afer. I hope this helped you out.
What is the Latin name for aardvark?
The Latin name for aardvark is Orycteropus afer. I hope this helped you out.
What is an Aardvarks?
ant eater
What is the scientific name for an ant eater?
A so-called Ant Eater is rather unspecific as there are several species who feast on ants. The most common is the African Aardvark, and its latin name is Orycteropus afer.
What will be the animal name afer rearranging these letters tonpyh?
python
What animal does the Afrikaans word for 'earth pig' refer to?
The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) (afer: from Africa) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is sometimes called "antbear", "anteater", "Cape anteater" (after the Cape of Good Hope), "earth hog" or "earth pig". The name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for "earth pig" (aarde earth, varken pig), because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a domesticated pig. However, the aardvark is not closely related to the pig; rather, it is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata, in which it is usually considered to form a single variable species of the genus Orycteropus, coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae. Nor is the aardvark closely related to the South American anteater, despite sharing some characteristics and a superficial resemblance. The closest living relatives of the aardvark are the elephant shrews, along with the sirenians, hyraxes, tenrecs, and elephants.
What does the Latin word Orycteropus mean in English?
hard of hearing
When was Gymnothorax afer created?
Gymnothorax afer was created in 1795.
