Aardvark

02 April 2014, 18:20

bwana cecil

Aardvark

By what other names are the aardvark known.
I went online to find a list of all S. African mammals & did not find a listing for them.
I am helping a friend in the nursing home with a memory project he is working on.

LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show.
Not all who wander are lost.
NEVER TRUST A FART!!!
Cecil Leonard

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03 April 2014, 07:50

Andrew McLaren

The "proper" scientific name is: Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766)
Afrikaans: Erdvark (also: bliksemse gatgrawer!)
German: Erdferkel
French: Orycterope
Setswana: Thakadu
Swahili: Kukukifuku or mambane

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04 April 2014, 19:32

Tim Carney

Fascinating animals, the aardvark. Ran across this one while hunting in Namibia. It was digging up dung beetle balls and eating the larvae inserted inside.

Regards, Tim

LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show.
Not all who wander are lost.
NEVER TRUST A FART!!!
Cecil Leonard

05 April 2014, 00:07

TrophyShotPrints

quote:
Originally posted by Tim Carney:
Fascinating animals, the aardvark. Ran across this one while hunting in Namibia. It was digging up dung beetle balls and eating the larvae inserted inside.

Regards, Tim

Tim,

I never realized how big they get...Wow!
What would you estimate the size of that bugger?

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05 April 2014, 00:52

TrophyShotPrints

quote:
Originally posted by Mike Smith:
The one I shot that was about that size was around 70 lbs.

YOWZA Mike

If time permits...could you post a pic here on this thread...I'd love to see it!!!

05 April 2014, 12:49

Scriptus

A few years back, I saw a Toyota Camry sedan that hit one in the Bedford area in the E C. The engine was almost through the firewall on the left front closing the leg well, [passenger seat here.]