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Aardwolf(Proteles cristatus) : a life style and facts about 👉'Earth wolf'👈#aardwolf, #zooconcept#wolf#earthwolf#proteles cristatus

What is an aardwolf?

The aardwolf is a medium-sized carnivorous mammal that belongs to the hyena family. While the hyena ancestry is quite obvious, it has enough distinctive traits that identification shouldn’t be too difficult.


The aardwolf is neither aardvark nor wolf. Their name, which means “earth wolf” in Afrikaans, refers to their underground dens and canine-like appearance (though they’re more closely related to cats).


Reproduction
Females go into estrus only once a year, during which the normally solitary animals come together to mate. Aardwolves develop pair bonds during mating season, though sometimes both males and females will mate with other animals as well.

Gestation lasts about 90 days, with litters consisting of one to four cubs. Born with their eyes closed, cubs are dependent on mom, who nurses them for four months.

When they’re about six weeks old, aardwolf cubs start to emerge from their den. At about one year old, both male and female aardwolves leave their mother and establish their own territory.


Aardwolves are such termite specialists that their meat-grinding teeth have become reduced to flattened pegs. They still have sharp canines, however, which they use in self-defense.

Aardwolves can eat between 200,000 and 300,000 termites a night.

In winter, when termites are scarce, aardwolves lower their metabolisms by 11 percent, for instance by spending more time underground to conserve energy.


The aardwolf lives in the scrublands of eastern and southern Africa. These are the areas of land covered with stunted trees or shrubs.

Ecologically, the main role of the aardwolf is in control of termite populations, and as part of food chains, being itself consumed by larger carnivores, such as jackals. For humans, the control of the termites can be very important, as termites can be very destructive to farms.

The aardwolf typically has a yellowish-white to rufous fur with several vertical black stripes on the sides, one or two diagonal stripes along the hind- and forequarters, and several stripes on the legs.


The Aardwolf has 5 toes on the fore-feet, but the first toe is situated high up and does not mark in the spoor, and has 4 toes on the hind-feet. The claws are narrow when viewed from above, but with side view is broad at the base and strongly built, and about 20 mm long over the curve.

Interesting and Fun Facts About Aardwolf :

Aardwolf means a “Earth Wolf “. Aardwolf world is a Africa & Dutch language. It’s scientific name is Proteles Cristata.

They are belongs to the hyena family and quite similar to hyena.

Aardwolf’s are shy and elusive behaviour animals.

Thay are mainly like to living in groups.

Life span of those animals are 15 years and it’s body weight mainly 7 – 10 kg ( 15 – 22 lb ) , sometimes reaching 14 – 15 kg ( 33Ib )

These types of mammals are hight 16-20in & length are 33 to 41 in.

They are depends insects & their larvae and mostly termites for foods. Because they are not capable to hunt large animals.

Aardwolf are mostly similar to the other animals like hyena ( teeth , skull & body structure) .

They are mostly like to group hunting at night.

Aardwolf are mostly found in Africa and they are geographically separate 2 types of population ; one is South Africa and another is East Africa.

Aardwolf are mostly spend their time underground caves and they come to the night for food.

One aardwolf can consume more than 200,000 termites in a single night.

The aardwolf has five toes on its front paws.

Aardwolf have strong jaws and sharp teeth , it’s help them to food collection and some time it’s help to fight on defense.

Aardwolf’s are physically similar to the hyena family.

Aardwolves play a positive role in the ecosystem by limiting the number of termites throughout their natural range.”

An aardwolf capable to average top running speed is 39km per hour ( 25 mi per hour).Aardwolf are brown yellow black in colour & hairy skin types. An aardwolf can jumps in average 3-4 feet hight.

Aardwolf are develop their pairs bond during mating on same group members.

May be 14-15 million Aardwolf’s are living in the over world at this time.

Aardwolf are main roll in nature is control of termites population. Because termites are very harm for farms.

Many times aardwolf are killed by hunting, poison and mean reason is climate change. It’s very harmfull for them.

Aardwolf are not colour blind.Aardwolf have 319-321 bones in their bodies.
If any case aardwolf bite you, than don’t worry because aardwolf are not poisonous.

Aardwolf are sleep with their open eyes for safety.

Teeth, skull & legs are strongest part on aardwolf bodies.

Thay mainly living 23-26 days with out food.

A mother aardwolf can birth 1 to 4 cubs at a times.

After 4 months the cubs are independent from mother aardwolf s.

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