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Recent Observations

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Photos

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What

Aardvark Orycteropus afer

Observer

muir

Date

Oct 8, 2007 10:55 PM EDT
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Photos

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What

Aardvark Orycteropus afer

Observer

muir

Date

Nov 17, 2007 03:28 AM EST

Description

Digging at something.

Tags

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Photos

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What

Aardvark Orycteropus afer

Observer

muir

Date

Nov 27, 2007 03:05 AM EST

Description

Camera trap photo.

In communal grazing area.

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Description from Wikipedia

The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) (afer: from Africa) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is sometimes called "antbear", "anteater", "Cape anteater" (after the Cape of Good Hope), "earth hog" or "earth pig". The name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for "earth pig" or "ground pig" (aarde earth/ground, varken pig), because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a domesticated pig. However, the aardvark is not closely related to the pig; rather, it is the...

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