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aardvark the only living member of the order Tubulidentata. It is a 100 to 150 lb, 5 to 7 ft long animal with a long snout, a massive body, spadelike claws and a short, sparse haircoat. They are gray-brown in color, nocturnal in habit, live in burrows and exist mainly on a diet of ants. Called also earth pig, Orycteropus afer. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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However, the list
also includes aardvarks, horny-scaled anteaters called pangolins, and 22
species of primates. In the great
Okavango Delta and adjacent reserves, we saw wild dogs, impala, lechwe,
gnu, kudo, jackals, baboons, elephants, crocodiles, hippopotami, kons,
giraffes, the elusive sitatunga, aardvarks, wildebeest, warthogs, fish
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