AARDVARK APPRECIATION WEEK!
We saw a post from the Cincinnati Zoo that it’s Aardvark Appreciation Week! Well who knew? So we decided to spotlight these fantastic creatures!
We just love these crazy looking creatures with their big ears and their pig like noses! So what do we know about them? Let’s find out!
- Aardvarks live in Africa.
- Their name means earth pig!
- Aardvarks are nocturnal.
- Aardvarks live in underground burrows.
- Their favorite food is termites.
- Another name for an aardvark is the antbear.
- An aardvark’s tongue can reach up to 12 inches long.
- They can close their nostrils when extracting termites.
- Aardvarks can weigh as much as 180 lbs.
- An aardvark’s closet living relative is the elephant shrew, along with hyraxes, tenrecs and elephants! M
Wow! We had no idea that the aardvark is a distance relative of Ellie’s! Cool!
So do you love aardvarks as much as we do! It’s those ears!
The Adventures of Ellie and Edmond 
Adorable…
Aren’t they? We love them!
Shared.
Thanks! Has our interview posted yet?
Yes.
Awesome! Can you send us the link?
Aardvark! Yay, I was right yesterday! Those little guys are so cute. 🙂 – Crepes.
Yes they are! We love aardvarks!
Cute!
They sure are! Thanks for sharing!
Awe…. I wanna pet him!
I never ate a termite, but they sound delicious. Lucky aardvarks!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Aardvarks are pretty lucky! They can eat tons of the little guys in one day!