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Aardvark resting Entrance to a burrow Emerging from a burrow. Aardvarks live for up to 23 years in captivity. [16] Its keen hearing warns it of predators: lions, leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs, hyenas, and pythons. [6] [29] Some humans also hunt aardvarks for meat. [6]
Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) – aardvark – Palaeolithic to Recent of Africa † Orycteropus abundulafus Lehmann, Vignaud, Likius & Brunet, 2005 † Orycteropus crassidens MacInnes, 1955 [4] – Pleistocene of Kenya † Orycteropus djourabensis Lehmann, Vignaud, Mackaye & Brunet, 2004 [5] – Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of Chad and ...
The first aardvark fossil discovered was originally named Orycteropus gaudryi (now Amphiorycteropus) and was found in Turolian deposits on the island of Samos. [1] Since then, representatives of the order Tubulidentata have been located from the Oligocene in what is now Europe, and it is believed that the order probably originated around 65–70 million years ago or in the Paleocene.
The aardvark is a predator of M. viator, and a study of mounds near Clanwilliam Dam in South Africa found that 53.16% of intact mounds bore signs of aardvark excavation. Many of the mounds bearing signs of aardvark predation were still active, indicating that M. viator colonies are capable of surviving aardvark predation events. [17]
A white-tailed deer, the state animal of Pennsylvania, in Berwyn, Pennsylvania [1]. This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state.
Anteater has also been used as a common name for a number of animals that are not in Vermilingua, including the echidnas, numbat, pangolins, and aardvark. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Anteaters are also known as antbears, although this is more commonly used as a name for the aardvark. [ 4 ]
Dads Against Predators is an online-based group that aims to catch “predaphiles” — a phrase combining “predator” and “pedophile” — according to the organization’s website ...
Aardvark. The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced. Family: Orycteropodidae. Genus: Orycteropus. Aardvark, O. afer LC [1]