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aardvark

[ahrd-vahrk] / ˈɑrdˌvɑrk /
NOUN
nocturnal animal
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Epps other hope for further research: to see an aardvark in the wild.

From Science Daily Dec. 18, 2023

Researchers compared the genomes of these mammals with those of a diverse assortment of others, including an aardvark, a meerkat, a star-nosed mole and a human.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2023

“She is very active, and was using her sharp claws to dig like an adult aardvark, just hours after her birth,” lead wildlife care specialist Cari Inserra said in the statement.

From Seattle Times Jun. 16, 2022

If you know a young millennial, chances are they've never once had a problem spelling the word "aardvark."

From Salon Feb. 21, 2022

“I’m not the only one wondering what it would look like if a rat and an aardvark mated, right?”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

"Everyone had heard of aardvarks and they are considered very ecologically important but there has been little study of them," said Clint Epps, a wildlife biologist at Oregon State.

From Science Daily Dec. 18, 2023

The scientists examined animals that lost their full body hair along with others, such as bison, guinea pigs, aardvarks and bears, that have retained full coats of fur.

From Washington Post Jan. 24, 2023

I haven’t had any encounters with aardvarks, although I think there may be one that lives in an apartment across the street.

From New York Times Feb. 20, 2022

There are only 66 aardvarks in zoos across Europe and a mere 109 in zoos worldwide, Chester Zoo said.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2022

For instance, one African melon species is so well adapted to being eaten by a hyena-like animal called the aardvark that most melons of that species grow on the latrine sites of aardvarks.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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