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– They spend the hot African afternoon holed up in cool underground burrows dug with their powerful feet and claws that resemble small spades. After sunset, aardvarks put those claws to good use in acquiring their favorite food – termites.

– A V E R A G E L I F E S P A N I N C A P T I V I T Y: 23 years.

– During adverse weather or if disturbed they will retreat to their burrow systems. They cover between 2 and 5 kilometres per night; however, some studies have shown that they may traverse as far as 30 kilometres in a night.