Aardvark - Lincoln Park Zoo
WEBLearn about the aardvark, a medium-sized mammal that resembles a pig and feeds on ants and termites. Find out how the zoo cares for this nocturnal and solitary animal and how you can support its conservation.
Aardvark | Meet Our Animals | Plan Your Visit - Chester Zoo
WEBThey feed off ants and termites and are able to close their nostrils to stop insects crawling in. Their tough skin also protects them from getting bitten whilst they feed. Aardvarks are primarily nocturnal, spending most of their day time sleeping in their burrow.
Aardvark - Food and feeding | Better Planet Education
WEBThe snout is long, and is protected from dust by a fringe of rough bristles. The nostrils close up when the aardvark is burrowing. Aardvarks have thin and sticky tongues up to 45cm long. They are ideal for feeding on ants or termites swarming through a hole in their nest.
Aardvark - Our Animals - Henry Vilas Zoo
WEBAardvarks eat at night and mostly eat ants and termites. They sweep the ants and termites into their small mouths with their long sticky tongues. Family Life. Female aardvarks give birth in their burrow and the young remain underground for …
Aardvark - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WEBLearn about the aardvark, a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. Find out how it feeds on termites and ants, how it mates and reproduces, and what threats it faces.
What Aardvark Milk Reveals about the Evolution of Lactation
WEBMar 21, 2018 · Aardvark milk is similar to lion milk, both high in protein, reflecting their carnivorous diets. The Smithsonian National Zoo's Exotic Animal Milk Repository collects and studies milk from over...
Aardvark - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
WEBThe aardvark is specialized to eat ants and termites. Sweeping its snout from side to side along the ground, the aardvark sniffs out an insect nest. It digs in with its shovel-shaped claws, and licks up the ants and termites with its long, sticky tongue.
Aardvark - Detroit Zoo
WEBLearn about the aardvark, a nocturnal mammal that lives in African grasslands, at the Detroit Zoo. See photos, facts, and habitat information of the four aardvarks at the Zoo.
Aardvark - Whipsnade Zoo
WEBAardvark diet. Aardvarks eat ants and termites, and can eat up to 50,000 insects in a single night. They sniff out with their sensitive noses and dig out with their powerful claws. Aardvarks have a long 30cm tongue which is extra thick, protecting them from insect bites.
A Is for Aardvark… - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
WEBApr 17, 2017 · Learn about the aardvark, a nocturnal mammal that eats termites and ants almost exclusively, except for one type of cucumber that grows underground. Discover how the aardvark helps the cucurbit plant reproduce and why it buries its poop.