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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


Another name or term for aadvark?

ant eater! also, for another term look in the childrens book of morals called squids will be squids!


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.


How many pages does Pig Earth have?

Pig Earth has 213 pages.


Scientific name of antbear?

Orycteropus afer.


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 and what are some of its special features?

The animal sometimes called an earth pig is the aardvark. It has a long, tubular snout used for sniffing out ants and termites, which make up the majority of its diet. Aardvarks also have large, powerful claws for digging burrows and breaking into termite mounds.


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 The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is 0-14-054056-3.


What is the female name for a pig?

A female pig is known as a sow.


What was the animal for 1959?

1959 was the year of the "Earth Pig"and the New Year occurred on February 8th. The characteristics of the "Earth Pig" include popularity among friends, communicative and a strong sense of time keeping.