Summary ²

The aardwolf (Proteles cristata) occurs in the extreme southern end of Egypt southwards. Ancient Egyptian funerary reliefs from the third and second millenia B.c. suggest that the aardwolf was once present in North Africa as well (Brentjes, 1966).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Stefan Haag, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aardwolf,_Buffalo_Springs_National_Park,_Kenya_1_(cropped).jpg
2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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