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An aardvark is known as an earth pig
The word "Antbear" is not a scientific word. It has been commonly used to refer to two completely unrelated large, powerful, and lumbering mammals adapted to a lifestyle of raiding termite mounds.
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What is another word for aardvark?
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)... From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvarkit means seajun sucks bigtime
What animal is sometimes called an earth pig and what are some of its special features?
The aardvark is sometimes known as the earth pig.
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.
When was Pig Earth created?
Pig Earth was created in 1979.
Scientific name of antbear?
Orycteropus afer.
How many pages does Pig Earth have?
Pig Earth has 213 pages.
What is a termite-eating African animal beginning with Aa?
Aardvark also known as ant bear or earth pig..
What animal is sometimes called an earth pig?
The aardvark is often called the earth pig.
An anteater is what type of animal?
known as antbear, are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") commonly known for eating ants and termites.Together with the sloths, they compose the order Pilosa.
What is the ISBN of Pig Earth?
The ISBN of "Pig Earth" by John Berger is 0679735779.
What is the female name for a pig?
A female pig is known as a sow.
What are the names of home of a pig?
You can keep your guinea pig in a hutch or a cage.
