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Dec 11, 2019 08:33:28   #
Isa Loc: Lake Lure, NC
 
All I can say is "WOW"!

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Dec 11, 2019 08:37:27   #
Steve F Loc: Draper, Utah
 
Nice capture and very interesting description!

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Dec 11, 2019 08:55:57   #
Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL
 
Not much wrong with that shot of a very rare animal. That is a very prized shot for sure.

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Dec 11, 2019 08:57:20   #
Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC
 
Great shot, I'd love to see one in the wild.

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Dec 11, 2019 09:00:15   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Another one I've never seen before, great capture and many thanks for sharing!!

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Dec 11, 2019 09:17:48   #
Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado
 
EllieLady wrote:
I remember hearing the name, but never saw a photo - - amazing creature !!!


Not really a pretty animal! It was in a hurry to get where it was going for sure!

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Dec 11, 2019 09:19:45   #
Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado
 
Bultaco wrote:
Great shot, I'd love to see one in the wild.


I guess we were lucky, it was on a mission to get where it was going! Our driver zoomed ahead trying to get in front of it so we could get the photo. This was the best of several as it was not behind a bush etc.

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Dec 11, 2019 09:22:20   #
Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV
 
Isa wrote:
All I can say is "WOW"!


Me too! WOW!

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Dec 11, 2019 10:03:16   #
blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area
 
Outstanding, I love it.

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Dec 11, 2019 11:20:49   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
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)


I have never seen this particular species before. It is nice looking compared to some of the rougher varieties I was familiar with. Thank you for the history/nomenclature of it.

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Dec 11, 2019 11:23:14   #
vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country
 
Thanks for sharing the information and this very nice photo.

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Dec 11, 2019 12:03:53   #
cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX
 
Compared to the one I have (non-existent), it's a great shot. Thanks for posting.

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Dec 11, 2019 12:11:53   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
WOW, very good capture, Photolady, an animal I never knew existed.

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Dec 11, 2019 12:26:06   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Lucky you. Interesting information.

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Dec 11, 2019 13:24:18   #
Dalek Loc: Detroit, Miami, Goffstown
 
If he really likes termites, send it to my house before I spend the money on tenting.

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