Back to the topic at hand… We're still on the letter A, folks! Today's creature is still the in the "aard" family of creatures that come before just about anything else in the English dictionary.
aardwolf: A mammal (Proteles cristatus) native to southern and eastern Africa that resembles the hyena and feeds mainly on termites and insect larvae.
You're reading a blog that is basically an embellished dictionary, so you're probably smart enough to figure out from the previous post that the literal meaning of this critter's name is earth (dirt) wolf. Oh, the creativity.
Cool critter traits:
Eats termites (which helps farmers!)
Giant ears
Furry stripes
Not on the endangered species list
Mohawk-sporting babies
MOHAWK BABIES! (squee!)
The least cool things about the aardwolf:
Eats termites (gross!)
Stinky anal secretions (why it is also known as the civet wolf)
Pretends to be a hyena
Not very good in a fight (See stinky anal secretions)
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Here's a quick sketch of an aardwolf for you eyes to look at:
don't demonize them plz lol. xd
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