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More About Aardvarks ...
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"The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) [a:dva:k] is a medium-sized mammal native to Africa. The name comes from the Dutch for "earth pig", because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a pig (although Aardvarks are not closely related to pigs)".
Aside from digging out ants and termites, Aardvarks also excavate burrows to live in: temporary sites scattered around the home range as refuges, and the main burrow which is used for breeding. Main burrows can be deep and extensive, have several entrances, and be 13 metres long. Aardvarks change the layout of their home burrow regularly, and from time to time move on and make a new one.
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Taxonmony
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Tubulidentata
Family: Orycteropodidae
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Source: Wikipedia Read more about Aardvarks
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