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    Aardvark (redirect from Orycteropus afer)
    Aardvarks (/ˈɑːrdvɑːrk/ ARD-vark; Orycteropus afer) are medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammals native to Africa. Aardvarks are the only living species...
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    aardvark (Orycteropus afer). Three species are recognized: Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) – aardvark – Palaeolithic to Recent of Africa † Orycteropus abundulafus...
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    fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, Orycteropus afer. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order...
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  • Cinnyris afer, greater double-collared sunbird Euplectes afer, yellow-crowned bishop Francolinus afer, red-necked francolin Nilaus afer, brubru Orycteropus afer...
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  • Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The aardvark is an African mammal, Orycteropus afer. Aardvark may also refer to: Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, an eclectic big...
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    to seven meters (22 feet) in length. It is reliant on the aardvark (Orycteropus afer) to eat the fruit in order to spread and re-bury the seeds of the plant...
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  • (1.15 lb). The only species in this order is the unique aardvark (Orycteropus afer) of sub-Saharan Africa. Aardvarks are typically up to 1.3 m (4.3 ft)...
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  • from the VertLife website. Family Orycteropodidae Genus Orycteropus Aardvark, Orycteropus afer Family Procaviidae Genus Dendrohyrax Southern tree hyrax...
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    Janke A. (1999). "The mitochondrial DNA molecule of the aardvark, Orycteropus afer, and the position of the Tubulidentata in the eutherian tree." Proc...
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    S2CID 85675984. Le Gros Clark, W.E. & C.F. Sonntag (1926). "A monograph of Orycteropus afer III, the skull, the skeleton of the trunk, and limbs". Proceedings...
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    burrows of South African springhare (Pedetes capensis), aardvark (Orycteropus afer), and Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis). It digs vigorously...
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    porcupine, ቅንፈዝ (qinfiz) Oreotragus oreotragus; klipspringer, ሰስሓ (sesiha) Orycteropus afer, aardvark, ፍሒራ (fihira) Genetta genetta, common genet, ስልሕልሖት (silihlihot)...
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    (Crocuta crocuta) Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) On December 22, 1956, Colo, a western lowland gorilla, became the...
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    in the eastern united states Neolecta Vertebrates Mammals Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) Nesolagus (Asian striped rabbits)...
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    nonungulate prey known to be attacked by Nile crocodiles includes aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) and African manatees (Trichechus senegalensis). Among the mammals...
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    Afrotheria Afroinsectiphilia Orycteropodidae/Tubulidentata Aardvark (Orycteropus afer; extirpated in South Asia circa 13,000 BCE) Paenungulata Tethytheria...
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    lemur (Microcebus murinus) Binturong (Arctictis binturong) Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) Common genet (Genetta genetta) Short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla...
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    subspecies common in Kafue and Sumbu has a white patch instead Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) – anteater, constructs large burrows often taken over by other animals...
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    (Hyemoschus aquaticus), red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus), aardvark (Orycteropus afer) and bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) were recorded in the northern sector...
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    dorsalis) Bates's pygmy antelope (Neotragus batesi) Aardvarks Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) Hyraxes Western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis) Carnivora Leopard...
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    Palmer noticed that the brain was similar to the modern aardvark (Orycteropus afer). The highly-developed cerebrum that enables a strong sense of smell...
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    (Ara chloropterus) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) Other animals Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)‡ Alaskan brown bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) Bald eagle (Haliaeetus...
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    been kept at the reserve. List of mammals in the reserve Aardvark Orycteropus afer Aardwolf Proteles cristatus African buffalo Syncerus caffer African...
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  • continuously worn down and replaced. Family: Orycteropodidae Genus: Orycteropus Aardvark, O. afer LC The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset...
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    worn down and replaced. Family: Orycteropodidae Genus: Orycteropus Aardvark, Orycteropus afer LC The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small,...
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  • "Class Mammalia, Order Tubulidentata, Family Orycteropodidae, Species Orycteropus afer," University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Page accessed November...
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    rare in the Gambia. In addition, the park is home to the aardvark (Orycteropus afer senegalensis), honey badger (Mellivora capensis), serval (Leptailurus...
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    mouse) Orcinus orca (killer whale) Oreotragus oreotragus (klipspringer) Orycteropus afer (aardvark) Otocyon megalotis (bat-eared fox) Otomys irroratus (vlei...
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  • C3orf56 gene was approximately 102 million years ago within the species Orycteropus afer. Compared to the speed at which the proteins fibrinogen alpha and cytochrome...
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    ቅንፈዝ (qinfiz) - Oreotragus oreotragus; klipspringer, ሰስሓ (sesiha) - Orycteropus afer, aardvark, ፍሒራ (fihira) - Genetta genetta, common genet, ስልሕልሖት (silihlihot)...
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