Aardvark pictures and facts

Aardvark

Order : Tubulidentata

  The order Tubulidentata only contains one animal, the Aardvark, is a medium-sized nocturnal, solitary animal, native to Africa. Adults have only molars at the back of the jaw as teeth, the other teeth fall out. Its diet consists almost only on ants and termites and the only fruit it eats: cucumber. With its front legs, the Aardvark digs out termites and ants and it uses them to create burrows. It lives in the sub-Saharan desert and is not threatened. 'Aardvark' is the first word in most English dictionary.

Picture of the Aardvark licensed under GFDL