Aardvark
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The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is a mammal from Africa. Its name means "earth pig" in the language Afrikaans.
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[edit] Taxonomy
- Order Tubulidentata
- Family Orycteropodidae
- Genus Orycteropus
- Species Orycteropus afer
- Genus Orycteropus
- Family Orycteropodidae
The Aardvark is the only surviving member of the family Orycteropodidae and of the order Tubulidentata.
The Aardvark looks a bit like other animals, like the South American anteaters but they are not related.
[edit] Appearance
Adult aardvarks weighs about 50 Kilograms (110 pounds) and a little more than one meter (45 inches) long.
[edit] Life
Aardvarks eat mostly ants and termites. They have a long sticky tongue which makes it easy to pick up many ants at once.
Aardvarks are nocturnal, which means they are awake at night and asleep during the day.
[edit] External links
Look up Orycteropus afer in Wikispecies, a directory of species
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