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Aardvarks

Although sometimes referred to as an anteater, the aardvark is actually a different animal. Aardvarks are a nocturnal African mammal.

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What is a female aardvark called?

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A female aardvark is called a sow

What do ardvarks mainly eat?

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they eat grubs and other small insects

Are Aardvarks dangerous?

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Aardvarks are incredibly intelligent. The pass the famous "Mirror Test" which measures self-awareness; the only other animals known to pass it are dolphins, some breeds or dogs, and of course, humans. They have a complex language of snout movements and barking noises to communicate within their tightly interwound packs.

Will aardvark attack human?

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Never has an aardvark ever hurt a human. They pose no danger to people at all.

How much does an aardvark eat in one day?

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Just found a paper on aardvarks writen through google. the person who has writen it says that it has been recorded that they can eat up to around 50,000 termites in one night. Hope this helps.

Why are there two a's in Aardvark?

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"Aardvark" isn't spelled with two "a"s. It has three.

How do you spell aardvark in latin?

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Aardvark is an animal native to Southern Africa and outside the Roman empire. There is no common word for the animal in the Latin language as it would have been rarely encountered, if at all, by Romans. There is no Latin word for the animal.

Perhaps, if the animal were to be seen, it could be called "ferus" or perhaps "fera", both referring to wild beast or wild animal such as a boar.

Is the aardvark a marsupial monotreme or placental?

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The aardvark is a placental mammal.

Aardvark how many types are there?

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different types of aardvarks are males and female aardvarks. there is a difference.

Is an aardvark a vertebrate?

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Yes it is. it has a backbone and bones in general. A vertebrate is a living thing with a spine.

Do aardvarks live in California?

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Yes they do

Does a aardvark live in a forest?

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The aardvark lives only in Africa, south of the Sahara. Their land ranges from Sudan to South Africa. They live mainly in savannas, woodlands, grassy plains, and bush country. Under the ground

What is the family of an aardvark?

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Orycteropodidae, and the aardvark is its only member!

What is the name of a group of Aardvarks?

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A conglomerate of aarvarks.

How have aardvarks adapted to their habitat?

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They adapt in their envirement by using their tongue to not only eat ants, but sip water from a deep water hole in the african savannah

What do aardvarks look like?

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If you click on 'related links' below the link will take you to a picture of an aardvark.

Aardvark taxonomical classification?

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Orycteropus Afer.

What language does the word aardvark come from?

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Afrikaans, which has a lot of Dutch words incorporated into it. Aardvark comes from 'aarde', meaning 'earth' and 'vark' meaning 'pig'.

What would eat an aardvark?

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From my experience the only animals that eat aardvark are blesboks (South African antelope with white patch on forehead),caracal (long-legged nocturnal cat of African and Asian savannahs with long ears) and a cusk (large Atlantic fish like the cod) those are the only ones I am aware of but I an sure there are more for I only studied this subject for less than 3 hours.

Does aardvarks still exist?

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Aardvarks are mammals found in many parts of Africa. See the link below for more information. Additional Info: According to the IUCN Red List they are listed as "of least concern" and the population trend is unknown at this time. Which indicates that we need more information.

Are Aardvarks and Anteaters the same?

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No, the two are distinctly different animals.

Aardvarks are of the genus Orycteropus and are medium size, burrowing animals that are native to Africa. They are thought to closely resemble pigs although not actually related. Anteaters are of the sub order Vermilingua and are known for eating ants and other small insects with their long tongues. They live in trees and are said to resemble bears. They are found in central and south America.

How many babies do aardvarks have?

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aardvarks are mammals, so they don't lay eggs, but a baby aardvark starts eating termites on it's own when it's only three months old. the aardvark's tough tongue is unaffected by a termite's bite.

What kind of climate do aardvarks live in?

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an aardvark biome is scrub land.

scrub land is an area where there are few trees adn there is a green brown grass.