10 interesting facts you may not know about Aardvarks:
- Aardvark is generally the first noun in the English dictionary, and is worth 16 points in Scrabble®
- The species dates back to the Miocene period (5 - 23M BC), and is the last survivor of primeval hoofed animals
- Aardvarks live in sub-saharan Africa, anywhere there are termites
- An Aardvark only has 4 toes on its front feet
- Aardvarks are nocturnal, living in burrows during the day and are very rarely seen
- In addition to ants, Aardvarks also eat a type of fruit called the Aardvark Cucumber
- Aardvarks can eat up to 50,000 ants in one night
- A 'Blue Aardvark' was featured in the Pink Panther cartoons
- The name Aardvark comes from the Afrikaans for 'Earth Pig'
- Aardvarks are good swimmers and will walk up to 30km in a single night
SO there is some interesting stuff about Aardvarks. I personally like the scrabble one. :)
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