aardvark

Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)

Orycteropus afer.

A medium sized burrowing mammal whose name means “earth pig, with a long snout for smell and sharp claws to help dig up termite mounds for food. Once thought to be related to pangolins and armadillos, the aardvark is now known to be related to elephants. (Art drawn back in October)

Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)

Aardvarks have outdoor exhibit with cape hyraxes, dwarf mongooses and cape ground squirrels.

Taken on July 8th, 2023, at the Honolulu Zoo, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

From May 2022 Trip

Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) are another species that have always interested me, like the giant anteaters I was not able to find an overview of the current captive European population. This thread gives a list of the current Aardvark population in European Zoos according to Species360. Feel free...

In Night Hunters, June 18

A baby aardvark just 2 weeks old in Randers Tropical Zoo, Denmark. The mother is Maxima from Burgers Zoo and this baby is the first aardvark ever born in Scandinavia. September 2006

The entrance to the Grzimek House in Frankfurt Zoo. This zoo has an enormous collection of nocturnal animals, including many rare ones, such as Aye-aye, aardvark, kinkajou, prehensile-tailed porcupine and kiwi. This house also has a large number of small mammals, including otters, fossas, many...