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Aardvark
Erdvark · Orycteropus afer
One of Africa's strangest animals, the aardvark has a pig-like snout, long rabbit-ears, a thick tail, and powerful digging claws. It spends the night ripping open termite mounds and lapping up insects with a long sticky tongue. Almost never seen by day, this shy burrowing creature is a true prize for safari-goers, and its abandoned burrows shelter many other animals.
Log your Aardvark sighting — free →How to identify it
Unmistakable but rarely seen: a hunched, pinkish-grey digger with a tubular snout and long donkey-like ears.
Look for its tracks
Deep, chunky prints with strong claws; toes splay out like a digging spade — often beside a fresh burrow.
Where to see it in Kruger
Rare and strictly nocturnal; found in open woodland and grassland with termite mounds, occasionally seen late on night drives.
Did you know
Its name means 'earth pig' in Afrikaans, and it can eat tens of thousands of termites in a single night.
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