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Aardvark
Aardvark
(Orycteropus afer)
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Aardvark, showing head detail
© Anthony Bannister / www.nhpa.co.uk
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.nhpa.co.uk
Aardvark foraging
© Nigel J. Dennis / Animals Animals
Close up of aardvark digging for food
© Nigel J. Dennis / www.nhpa.co.uk
Aardvark foraging for ants and termites
© Wendy Dennis / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Aardvark foraging in termite nest
© Anthony Bannister / www.nhpa.co.uk
Aardvark digging into a termite mound
© Alan Root/SAL / www.osfimages.com
Aardvark digging inside termite mound
© Alan Root/SAL / www.osfimages.com
Aardvark digging burrow
© Owen Newman / naturepl.com
Aardvark digging burrow at night
© Owen Newman / naturepl.com
Aardvark in burrow
© Anthony Bannister / www.nhpa.co.uk
Aardvark resting in burrow
© Partridge Films Ltd. / www.osfimages.com
Aardvark emerging from burrow
© Anthony Bannister / www.nhpa.co.uk
Adult aardvark emerging from burrow
© Wendy Dennis / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Aardvark emerging from burrow at dusk
© Nigel J. Dennis / www.nhpa.co.uk
Aardvark with radio collar to aid tracking for research
© Anthony Bannister / www.nhpa.co.uk
Aardvark burrow in track
© Richard Du Toit / naturepl.com
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