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Aardvark Scratching (Medium)
3.5cm
201-405 ...... 260 USD
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The weird looking aardvark is the larger of Africa's ant-eaters. Nocturnal, solitary and a little mysterious, they play an important role in the savanna ecosystem.
One is very lucky to see an aardvark; they mostly hide up during the day in their burrows. These strange looking creatures are active during the night, ranging far and wide, listening and smelling for their prey with their sensitive snouts and long, cylindrical ears. They break into termite colonies and lick up the fat white ants and larvae with a long, sticky tongue. They need to feed every night to maintain their bulk - an adult male weighs up to 70 kilograms and stands 60cm at the top of his curved spine. Fortunately, ants inhabit the woodland in their millions.
Usually solitary, the female aardvarks are sometimes accompanied by a youngster. An aardvark can dig extremely fast, with its powerful shoulders and spade-like front claws.
The burrows they abandon are readily tenanted by other animals such as hyaena, porcupines, pythons, warthogs, jackals and wild cats.
The aardvark is the subject of much superstition among African rural people, and among other things it is considered to be a witch’s familiar.
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