Aardvarks

Containing just one species, the aardvarks, this order is the final extant member of a branch of afrotherian that diverged from the sengis about 70 million years ago. The name aardvark means "Earth pig" in afrotherians. It lives in woodlands and savannas in sub-Saharan Africa. A Solitary nocturnal forager, it uses its long snout to sniff out termite mounds, and then dig out its insect prey using powerful legs and spoon shaped claws. It slurps up the termites using a sticky tongue.