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Dec 10, 2019 18:19:12   #
Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado
 
Our guides got very excited when we spotted this Aardwolf. They said it is extremely rare to see one out in the daylight. Not a great photo, but a lucky one I guess!

The aardwolf is an insectivorous mammal, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth-wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called "maanhaar-jackal" and in Nama, "ant hyena" or civet hyena, based on its habit of secreting substances from its anal gland, a characteristic shared with the African civet. The aardwolf is in the same family as the hyena. Unlike many of its relatives in the order Carnivora, the aardwolf doesn't hunt large animals. It eats insects and their larvae, mainly termites; one aardwolf can lap up as many as 250,000 termites during a single night using its long, sticky tongue.


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Dec 10, 2019 18:24:54   #
bbradford Loc: Wake Forest NC
 
Very cool. Thanks for sharing it.

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Dec 10, 2019 18:42:47   #
OHJulie Loc: Lakewood, Ohio
 
Wow thanks for sharing...neat pic

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Dec 10, 2019 18:56:48   #
krashdragon
 
Interesting. Never knew that.

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Dec 10, 2019 19:00:45   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Outstanding. How wonderful to be able to photgraph such a rare animal.

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Dec 10, 2019 19:08:52   #
dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia
 
I have never heard of such a creature.......... thanks for sharing!

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Dec 10, 2019 20:36:21   #
Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado
 
bbradford wrote:
Very cool. Thanks for sharing it.


You are welcome!

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Dec 10, 2019 22:47:49   #
NMGal Loc: NE NM
 
Never heard of it. Thanks for the pic and info.

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Dec 10, 2019 23:24:46   #
EllieLady Loc: So. CA, USA
 
I remember hearing the name, but never saw a photo - - amazing creature !!!

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Dec 11, 2019 05:36:09   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
Photolady2014 wrote:
Our guides got very excited when we spotted this Aardwolf. They said it is extremely rare to see one out in the daylight. Not a great photo, but a lucky one I guess!

The aardwolf is an insectivorous mammal, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth-wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called "maanhaar-jackal" and in Nama, "ant hyena" or civet hyena, based on its habit of secreting substances from its anal gland, a characteristic shared with the African civet. The aardwolf is in the same family as the hyena. Unlike many of its relatives in the order Carnivora, the aardwolf doesn't hunt large animals. It eats insects and their larvae, mainly termites; one aardwolf can lap up as many as 250,000 termites during a single night using its long, sticky tongue.
Our guides got very excited when we spotted this A... (show quote)


Great capture.

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Dec 11, 2019 05:50:05   #
Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana
 
A great looking creature. I'd never heard of an Aardwolf before.

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Dec 11, 2019 07:01:09   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Photolady2014 wrote:
Our guides got very excited when we spotted this Aardwolf. They said it is extremely rare to see one out in the daylight. Not a great photo, but a lucky one I guess!

The aardwolf is an insectivorous mammal, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth-wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called "maanhaar-jackal" and in Nama, "ant hyena" or civet hyena, based on its habit of secreting substances from its anal gland, a characteristic shared with the African civet. The aardwolf is in the same family as the hyena. Unlike many of its relatives in the order Carnivora, the aardwolf doesn't hunt large animals. It eats insects and their larvae, mainly termites; one aardwolf can lap up as many as 250,000 termites during a single night using its long, sticky tongue.
Our guides got very excited when we spotted this A... (show quote)


Look darn good to me!!! Great image!

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Dec 11, 2019 07:32:13   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Interesting critter.

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Dec 11, 2019 07:59:52   #
Don W-37 Loc: Bangkok, Thailand
 
Wow - news to me! I didn't know they exist.
Congrats on your quick reaction to catch such a difficult shot.
Cheers,
Don

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Dec 11, 2019 08:21:37   #
rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA
 
Photolady2014 wrote:
Our guides got very excited when we spotted this Aardwolf. They said it is extremely rare to see one out in the daylight. Not a great photo, but a lucky one I guess!

The aardwolf is an insectivorous mammal, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth-wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called "maanhaar-jackal" and in Nama, "ant hyena" or civet hyena, based on its habit of secreting substances from its anal gland, a characteristic shared with the African civet. The aardwolf is in the same family as the hyena. Unlike many of its relatives in the order Carnivora, the aardwolf doesn't hunt large animals. It eats insects and their larvae, mainly termites; one aardwolf can lap up as many as 250,000 termites during a single night using its long, sticky tongue.
Our guides got very excited when we spotted this A... (show quote)


Thanks!

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