Mammals
Aardvarks
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| Aardvarks |
| Live in sub-Saharan Africa except for west-central rain forests. |
| Burrowing
animals Have long, sticky tongues that can reach 250-300 mm into an ant or termite hill. They gobble up prey with their tongues. Solitary animals. Nocturnal. Insectivores: eat ants and termites. |
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Prepared 1/24/2007
Replica animals by Schleich, Bullyland and Safari
*Source: Fox, D. 1999. "Orycteropus afer" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed January 26, 2007 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Orycteropus_afer.html.
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