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Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)

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Aardvark, showing head detail

© Anthony Bannister / www.photoshot.com
Adult aardvark

© Owen Newman / naturepl.com
Aardvark moving across grass

© Ferrero-Labat / www.ardea.com
Aardvark, muddy from digging

© Owen Newman / naturepl.com
Aardvark foraging

© Nigel J. Dennis / www.photoshot.com
Aardvark foraging

© Nigel J. Dennis / Animals Animals
Close up of aardvark digging for food

© Nigel J. Dennis / www.photoshot.com
Aardvark foraging for ants and termites

© Wendy Dennis / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Aardvark foraging in termite nest

© Anthony Bannister / www.photoshot.com
Aardvark digging into a termite mound

© Alan Root/SAL / gettyimages.com
Aardvark digging inside termite mound

© Alan Root/SAL / gettyimages.com
Aardvark digging burrow

© Owen Newman / naturepl.com
Aardvark digging burrow at night

© Owen Newman / naturepl.com
Aardvark in burrow

© Anthony Bannister / www.photoshot.com
Aardvark resting in burrow

© Partridge Films Ltd. / gettyimages.com
Aardvark emerging from burrow

© Anthony Bannister / www.photoshot.com
Adult aardvark emerging from burrow

© Wendy Dennis / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Aardvark emerging from burrow at dusk

© Nigel J. Dennis / www.photoshot.com
Aardvark resting at the base of termite mound

© Alan Root / gettyimages.com
Aardvark with radio collar to aid tracking for research

© Anthony Bannister / www.photoshot.com
Aardvark burrow in track

© Richard Du Toit / naturepl.com

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