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[ { "text": "Aardvarks feed on termites, which do bite them, but aardvarks have tough skin which protects them.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Ants and termites do bite them, but aardvarks have tough skin to protect them.", "source": "https://kidskonnect.com/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks also have very tough skin, this makes it difficult for animals to chew on and makes them a less desirable option in the wild.", "source": "https://factsking.com/animal-facts/predators-of-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "While on the other hand Aardvark also belongs to mammal group and found in parts of Africa.", "source": "https://en.mimi.hu/animals/aardvark.html" }, { "text": "While on the other hand Aardvark also belongs to mammal group and found in parts of Africa.", "source": "https://www.compareanimal.com/2014/07/compare-aardvark-vs-anteater-comparison-and-difference.html" }, { "text": "Aardvark belongs to mammal group which is found in almost all parts of Africa.", "source": "https://animalscomparison.com/compare-aardvark-vs-armadillo-fight/" } ]

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[ { "text": "They have strong claws that are the real attraction.", "source": "https://animalsfact.net/aardvark-know-7-facts-about-them/" }, { "text": "The aardvark has powerful legs and strong claws, and is an expert at digging.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/animals-that-start-with-a/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks have strong claws on each of their spade-like feet, which, along with the fact that their hind legs are longer than their front legs, assist with their burrowing habit.", "source": "https://www.sanbi.org/animal-of-the-week/orycteropus-afer/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are about the size of a small pig.", "source": "https://www.livescience.com/55241-aardvark-facts.html" }, { "text": "`, `Aardvarks are about the size of a small pig.", "source": "https://pastebin.com/24wVkfry" }, { "text": "`, `Aardvarks are about the size of a small pig.", "source": "https://pastebin.com/24wVkfry" } ]

[ { "value": "from the southern edges of mexico", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters are unusual creatures that can be found in Central and South America.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "14 – Anteaters are found in Central and South America, from the southern edges of Mexico down to Uruguay and Brazil.", "source": "https://answersafrica.com/anteater-facts.html" }, { "text": "All four anteaters are found in Central and South America.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/a-to-z-animals/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark has a short neck connected to a massive, almost hairless body with a strongly arched back.", "source": "https://www.honoluluzoo.org/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "The aardvark has a short neck connected to a massive, almost hairless body with a strongly arched back.", "source": "https://aardvarkaoc.co.za/about-aoc/aardvark-facts/" }, { "text": "The aardvark has a short neck connected to a massive, almost hairless body with a strongly arched back.", "source": "https://www.honoluluzoo.org/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "at each anthill", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "before moving on to another", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in order to avoid", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "at a nest", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "normally", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "To avoid the jaws, sting, and other defences of the invertebrates, anteaters have adopted the feeding strategy of licking up large numbers of ants and termites as quickly as possible — an anteater normally spends about a minute at a nest before moving on to another", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteater" }, { "text": "In order to avoid being bitten or stung excessively (despite their thick coats), after breaking open an anthill or termite mound, anteaters will only spend about a minute grabbing as many inhabitants as they can before moving on – and a Giant Anteater has to repeat this up to 200 times a day to get enough food to survive!", "source": "https://answersafrica.com/anteater-facts.html" }, { "text": "Anteaters spend about a minute at each anthill eating as many ants as they can, then move on to the next one.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are not threatened and are classified as least concern by IUCN.", "source": "https://www.livescience.com/55241-aardvark-facts.html" }, { "text": "Aardvarks are categorised as Least Concern by the 2002 South African IUCN Red List; however, their habitat have been destroyed in many agricultural areas.", "source": "https://www.sanbi.org/animal-of-the-week/orycteropus-afer/" } ]

[ { "value": "by time", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The aardvark is the last surviving member of an odd and primitive order of ungulates (hooved animals) and might have survived by evolving away from hooves and developing the incredibly powerful claws it uses to dig sleeping burrows and devastate termite mounds.", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" }, { "text": "Aardvarks are able to dig their own burrows by time they are six months of age.", "source": "http://animalia-life.com/aardvarks.html" } ]

[ { "value": "between a very large armadillo", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "without any armor", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "It is an animal that looks mixed between a dog/pig/ant eater!", "source": "https://themultitaskinmom.com/aardvark-facts-color-and-copywork/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks look like a mixture between a very large armadillo without any armor, and a pig.", "source": "https://animals.net/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are digitigrades, meaning they walk on their toes, and not on the soles of their feet.", "source": "https://kidskonnect.com/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Whereas the aardvark is considered digitigrade, it appears at time to be plantigrade.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "When aardvarks sleep, they block the entrance to their burrow, leaving only a very small opening at the top, and curl into a tight ball.", "source": "https://aardvarkaoc.co.za/about-aoc/aardvark-facts/" }, { "text": "The aardvark is a solitary mammal that spends its days sleeping, curled up in a tight ball in an underground burrow that has been dug with its powerful claws.", "source": "https://africageographic.com/stories/understanding-the-aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "with its front legs", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "mostly", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "at night", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Despite being found throughout Southern Africa, the aardvark is rarely spotted as it mostly digs around for termites and ants at night.", "source": "https://www.wildcard.co.za/get-to-know-the-oddball-aardvark/" }, { "text": "With its front legs, the Aardvark digs out termites and ants and it uses them to create burrows.", "source": "http://srv1.thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Tubulidentata/" } ]

[ { "value": "a day", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "at that rate", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in one day [source", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "At that rate, they may consume 30,000 ants and termites in one day [source: San Diego Zoo].", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" }, { "text": "An Anteater Will Eat up to 30,000 Ants or Termites a Day", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater.htm" } ]

[ { "value": "for one main one", "type": "TRANSITIVE-OBJECT", "support": 1 }, { "value": "for refuge", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "within their home range", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvark can have some burrows.", "source": "https://factfile.org/10-facts-about-aardvarks" }, { "text": "They will have several burrows within their home range for refuge and one main one which is used for breeding.", "source": "http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/aardvark/aardvark.html" } ]

[ { "value": "with one another", "type": "OTHER", "support": 2 }, { "value": "sometimes", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks are sometimes confused with one another.", "source": "https://en.mimi.hu/animals/aardvark.html" }, { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks are sometimes confused with one another.", "source": "https://en.mimi.hu/animals/aardvark.html" } ]

[ { "value": "along the ground", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 2 }, { "value": "from side", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Sweeping its snout from side to side along the ground, the aardvark sniffs out an insect nest.", "source": "http://cincinnatizoo.org/animals/aardvark-2/" }, { "text": "Feeding at night, they follow a path among the termite nests, sweeping their snout along the ground.", "source": "https://africageographic.com/stories/understanding-the-aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "with black markings", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "with flanks", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in colour", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are grey-brown in colour with a sparse pelage on the back and flanks.", "source": "https://aardvarkaoc.co.za/about-aoc/aardvark-facts/" }, { "text": "Coloration varies from region to region, but in general, anteaters are grayish brown with black markings.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater.htm" } ]

[ { "value": "by themselves", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are classified in an order by themselves, the Tubulidentata, meaning “tube-toothed.", "source": "https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/aardvark/272671" }, { "text": "Today, genetic studies have shown that the aardvark is classified in the order called the Tubulidentata (tube-toothed), and the family Orycteropodidae: They are the only animal in either order or family.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/aardvark-profile-129412" } ]

[ { "value": "with its long, sticky tongue", "type": "MANNER", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Any ant nest or termite mound that is found will be dug open with its front paws that have long, spoon-like claws & the debris is pushed away by its back feet, the aardvark will then lick the ants or termites up with its long, sticky tongue.", "source": "https://moriti.co.za/aardvark-facts/" }, { "text": "It digs in with its shovel-shaped claws, and licks up the ants and termites with its long, sticky tongue.", "source": "http://cincinnatizoo.org/animals/aardvark-2/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters are ‘endentate’ – which is a scientific way of saying that they don’t have any teeth!", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" }, { "text": "Anteaters Are Toothless Of all anteater facts, one of the most curious is the fact that anteaters are actually edentate (toothless) animals.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks have a long, narrow snout, a long tongue and very sticky saliva, which are used in getting ants and termites, the mainstay of its diet.", "source": "https://enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Anteaters have long tongues that they use to gather up lots of insects at the same time.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks have very strong feet and claws, which look like spades, which they use for the fast digging of underground burrows and for digging up large and deep termite mounds to feast on the insects within.", "source": "https://www.sanbi.org/animal-of-the-week/orycteropus-afer/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks have very strong legs and claws that make them very good diggers.", "source": "https://haydensanimalfacts.com/2014/08/08/5-interesting-facts-about-aardvarks/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark has a primitive brain and poor eyesight.", "source": "http://animalsbirds.com/aardvark-animal/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks have rather primitive brains that are very small for the size of the animal.", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are pale yellowish-grey in colour with short fur on the head and tail and long fur on the legs.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks are quite big mammals and their bodies (not including the tail) can be as long as 135cm (53in).", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/aardvark-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "in their ranges", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The aardvark digs two types of burrows: shallow burrows for temporary shelter and larger burrows used for tunnel systems.", "source": "https://www.wildcard.co.za/get-to-know-the-oddball-aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks dig three types of burrows in their ranges: relatively shallow foraging burrows, larger temporary shelters to hide from predators and more complex burrows for permanent residence.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/aardvark-profile-129412" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are pale yellowish-grey in colour with short fur on the head and tail and long fur on the legs.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" }, { "text": "It is a large animal, about 7.5 ft long, including its long tail.", "source": "https://animalsnmore.com/woodland_friends/aardvark2/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvark will eat plants only when its primary source of food is absent.", "source": "https://softschools.com/facts/animals/aardvark_facts/115/" }, { "text": "Ironically it’s also the other way round as aardvarks don’t feed on any other Cucurbits or even any other plant", "source": "https://ulovane.co.za/2017/ulovane-update-aardvark-cucumber/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Out of that group of 22, anteaters and aardvarks are often lumped together as assumed relatives.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" }, { "text": "Out of that group of 22, anteaters and aardvarks are often lumped together as assumed relatives.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" } ]

[ { "value": "out of that group of 22", "type": "OTHER", "support": 2 }, { "value": "together", "type": "MANNER", "support": 2 }, { "value": "often", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Out of that group of 22, anteaters and aardvarks are often lumped together as assumed relatives.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" }, { "text": "Out of that group of 22, anteaters and aardvarks are often lumped together as assumed relatives.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" } ]

[ { "value": "despite being speedy, powerful diggers", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "If the soil is too hard, aardvarks, despite being speedy, powerful diggers, will move to areas where the digging is easier.", "source": "https://aardvarkaoc.co.za/about-aoc/aardvark-facts/" }, { "text": "Despite being highly skilled at digging in sandy or clay soil types, rockier regions prove more of a challenge to create their underground homes so the aardvark will move to another area where soil conditions are better suited to digging.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "among animals", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are unique among animals as they are the only surviving species in their animal family.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks are unique looking animals that many of us don’t get to see in the wild.", "source": "https://blog.therainforestsite.greatergood.com/cs-aardvark-facts-unknown/" } ]

[ { "value": "to young", "type": "TRANSITIVE-OBJECT", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in captivity", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "In captivity, the aardvark can eat milk or soups along with raw hard-boiled eggs finely chopped.", "source": "https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/aardvark" }, { "text": "The aardvark is a mammal, which means that (among other things) it has hair and feeds milk to its young.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/aardvark-facts/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Once they locate their food source, aardvarks and anteaters can use their strong front claws to rip into the mound and start lapping up the tasty ants or termites.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" }, { "text": "Once they locate their food source, aardvarks and anteaters can use their strong front claws to rip into the mound and start lapping up the tasty ants or termites.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" } ]

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[ { "text": "It also became apparent that Condylarths had evolved into other mammals as well, namely the aardvark (Tubulidentata) and the nail-less whales and dolphins (Cetacea).", "source": "https://en.mimi.hu/animals/aardvark.html" }, { "text": "Aardvarks are classified in an order by themselves, the Tubulidentata, meaning “tube-toothed.", "source": "https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/aardvark/272671" } ]

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[ { "text": "When fully mature the Aardvark is between 3.3 and 4.3 feet tall.", "source": "https://www.bioexpedition.com/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Anteaters are sexually mature in 2.5–4 years.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Both of them are equally capable of defeating one another, as aardvarks and anteaters both possess some unique features.", "source": "https://animalcreativefacts.com/aardvark-vs-anteater/" }, { "text": "Both of them are equally capable of defeating one another, as aardvarks and anteaters both possess some unique features.", "source": "https://animalcreativefacts.com/aardvark-vs-anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are quite aggressive animals, but when threatened, they can use their strong and sharp claws to injure their attackers.", "source": "https://animalcreativefacts.com/aardvark-vs-anteater/" }, { "text": "Anteaters aren’t aggressive creatures, but giant anteaters in particular can be fierce when cornered.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "to follow their shared preferred diets", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks evolved with similar mechanisms to follow their shared preferred diets.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark1.htm" }, { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks evolved with similar mechanisms to follow their shared preferred diets.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark1.htm" } ]

[ { "value": "with long snouts", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are pig-sized animals with long snouts.", "source": "https://en.mimi.hu/animals/aardvark.html" }, { "text": "Aardvarks are pig-sized mammals (up to 82 kg) that specialize in insectivory, especially in capturing and consuming termites.", "source": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tubulidentata/" } ]

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[ { "text": "In fact, people often think that aardvarks and anteaters are the same, but they are actually different species.", "source": "https://study.com/academy/lesson/aardvark-characteristics-behavior-adaptations.html" }, { "text": "In fact, people often think that aardvarks and anteaters are the same, but they are actually different species.", "source": "https://study.com/academy/lesson/aardvark-characteristics-behavior-adaptations.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are omnivores, and also eat grasses and roots.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/aardvark-facts/" }, { "text": "Aardvark is known as an omnivore (animal that eats both meat and plants).", "source": "https://softschools.com/facts/animals/aardvark_facts/115/" } ]

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[ { "text": "They are solitary and territorial, coming together to breed.", "source": "https://www.lpzoo.org/animal/aardvark" }, { "text": "Anteaters normally live alone, and are territorial.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "to rip into the mound", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Once they locate their food source, aardvarks and anteaters can use their strong front claws to rip into the mound and start lapping up the tasty ants or termites.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" }, { "text": "Once they locate their food source, aardvarks and anteaters can use their strong front claws to rip into the mound and start lapping up the tasty ants or termites.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks have strong, claws on each of their spade-like feet that along with the fact that their hind legs are longer than their front legs, makes them strong and capable diggers able to excavate vast amounts of earth at an alarming rate.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks have strong forearms, and on their feet are claws like spades that you would use to dig in your garden.", "source": "https://study.com/academy/lesson/aardvark-characteristics-behavior-adaptations.html" } ]

[ { "value": "on earth", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "An aardvark looks like no other animal on earth.", "source": "http://animalia-life.com/aardvarks.html" }, { "text": "The Aardvark looks a bit like other animals, like the South American anteaters but they are not related.", "source": "https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks are both mammals and produce one offspring per birth.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" }, { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks are both mammals and produce one offspring per birth.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "to evade the enemy", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "While under attack, aardvarks are known to excavate their burrow extremely fast or run in a zigzag motion.", "source": "https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/aardvark-facts-animals-of-africa.html" }, { "text": "When threatened or attacked, aardvarks will attempt to dig faster and hide in their burrows or run in a zig zag motion to evade the enemy.", "source": "https://www.ugandagorillatour.com/blog/unveiling-the-facts-about-one-of-the-most-elusive-and-amazing-animals-the-aardvark.html" } ]

[ { "value": "more closely", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Although they are nicknamed \"earth pig\", aardvarks are more closely related to elephants.", "source": "https://wildkratts.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark_Town" }, { "text": "Although aardvarks look like anteaters, they are actually related to elephants (order Proboscidea), hyraxes (order Hyracoidea), and dugongs and manatees (order Sirenia); all belong to a group of primitive ungulates called uranotherians.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "It used to be thought that aardvarks were closely related to pangolins and armadillos.", "source": "https://www.livescience.com/55241-aardvark-facts.html" }, { "text": "The anteaters are related closely to sloths and the armadillos are their next nearest relation.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters are not aggressive but they can be fierce.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "Anteaters are not aggressive, but they can be fierce.", "source": "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/giant-anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks also share sensory similarities.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" }, { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks also share sensory similarities.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks are similar looking animals that are actually different species.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" }, { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks are similar looking animals that are actually different species.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvark also called ground pork.", "source": "https://animalsnameatoz.blogspot.com/2017/01/5-top-aardvark-facts.html" }, { "text": "Aardvark also called ground pork.", "source": "https://animalsnameatoz.blogspot.com/2017/01/5-top-aardvark-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks are similar looking animals that are actually different species.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" }, { "text": "Anteaters and aardvarks are similar looking animals that are actually different species.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks handle captivity well.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" }, { "text": "Aardvarks handle captivity well.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-aardvarks/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Although the aardvark is a common animal throughout Africa it is extremely shy, nocturnal, and possess relatively few defences.", "source": "https://africageographic.com/blog/quest-elusive-aardvark/" }, { "text": "Although the aardvark is a common animal throughout Africa it is extremely shy, nocturnal, and possess relatively few defences.", "source": "https://africageographic.com/stories/quest-elusive-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "All anteaters have elongated snouts equipped with a thin tongue that can be extended to a length greater than the length of the head; their tube-shaped mouths have lips but no teeth.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "All anteaters have elongated snouts equipped with a thin tongue that can be extended to a length greater than the length of the head; their tube-shaped mouths have lips but no teeth.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark, estimated at about four years old, put on quite a show moving from area to area, digging, eating and ultimately from time to time directing his gaze right at us, resulting in an amazing photographic opportunity.", "source": "https://africageographic.com/blog/quest-elusive-aardvark/" }, { "text": "The aardvark, estimated at about four years old, put on quite a show moving from area to area, digging, eating and ultimately from time to time directing his gaze right at us, resulting in an amazing photographic opportunity.", "source": "https://africageographic.com/stories/quest-elusive-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The name anteater is given to any medium size insect eating mammal such as the giant anteater, the collared anteater, the silky anteater, the spiny anteater and the echidna which is native to Australia.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/anteater/" }, { "text": "The name anteater is generally given to the species like numbat, echidnas, aardvark, pangolins and also the members of Oecobiidae species.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "colloquially", "type": "MANNER", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "The name “anteater” is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark, numbat, echidnas, pangolins and some members of the Oecobiidae.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "The name \"anteater\" is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark, numbat, echidnas, pangolins and some members of the Oecobiidae.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Additionally, the aardvark is generally easy prey for large predators such as lion or leopard so they avoid areas where these animals are common.", "source": "https://africageographic.com/blog/quest-elusive-aardvark/" }, { "text": "Additionally, the aardvark is generally easy prey for large predators such as lion or leopard so they avoid areas where these animals are common.", "source": "https://africageographic.com/stories/quest-elusive-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark ( ARD-vark; Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" }, { "text": "EDGE: Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "with the south american anteater", "type": "OTHER", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Although they share similar qualities with the South American Anteater, they are not related.", "source": "https://www.wild-facts.com/2011/wild-fact-425-nervous-termites-aardvark/" }, { "text": "Although they share similar qualities with the South American Anteater, they are not related.", "source": "http://www.wild-facts.com/2011/wild-fact-425-nervous-termites-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "If attacked in the tunnel, the aardvark will seal the tunnel off behind itself or turn around and attack with its claws.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "If attacked in the tunnel, aardvarks can seal the tunnel off behind them or turn around and attack with their claws.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "They dig tunnels and spend most of the daylight hours under the ground.", "source": "https://www.bioexpedition.com/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks also use their claws to create underground burrows, digging tunnels up to 13 m (43 ft) long.", "source": "http://elelur.com/mammals/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Because of this, experts believe aardvarks to be polygamous (puh-LIH-guh-mus), having more than one mating partner.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Since only the females maintain consistent ranges, it is thought aardvarks are polygamous.", "source": "https://www.everything2.com/title/aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "To escape the heat, they can dig extensive burrow systems, especially during the breeding season.", "source": "https://animals.net/aardvark/" }, { "text": "To escape the heat, they can dig extensive burrow systems, especially during the breeding season.", "source": "https://animals.net/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "16 Anteaters Have Very Unusual Joints!", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" }, { "text": "Anteaters Have Very Unusual Joints!", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks also eat locusts and a type of grasshopper.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks also eat ants, locusts, and the fruit of wild gourds.", "source": "https://www.encyclopedia.com/plants-and-animals/animals/vertebrate-zoology/aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "to eat population limitations", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Most aardvarks would prefer to eat only ants but population limitations and seasonal changes causes them to eat a lot of termites as well.", "source": "http://tonsoffacts.com/30-fun-and-weird-facts-about-aardvarks/" }, { "text": "Most aardvarks would prefer to eat only ants but population limitations and seasonal changes causes them to eat a lot of termites as well.", "source": "http://tonsoffacts.com/30-fun-and-weird-facts-about-aardvarks/" } ]

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[ { "text": "As the name indicates, the Aardvark has a body very similar to that of a pig.", "source": "https://www.bioexpedition.com/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Found commonly in Africa, Aardvark has a long snout and body that resembles the body of pig exactly which is a nocturnal mammal.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/aardvark-facts-habitat-pictures-diet/" } ]

[ { "value": "in forage", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "at night", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in burrows and forage for food", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Solitary, nocturnal mammals, aardvarks spend the daylight hours safely tucked away inside their borrows and emerge to feed during the late afternoon or early evening.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/aardvark-profile-129412" }, { "text": "They spend the daylight hours in burrows and forage for food at night.", "source": "https://www.encyclopedia.com/plants-and-animals/animals/vertebrate-zoology/aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "during most of the cenozoic era", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters were confined to South America, which was formerly an island continent, during most of the Cenozoic Era.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteater" }, { "text": "During most of the Cenozoic era, anteaters were confined to South America, which was formerly an island continent.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks dig burrows that house a number of other species, like the endangered African wild dog.", "source": "https://animals.net/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks dig burrows that house a number of other species, like the endangered African wild dog.", "source": "https://animals.net/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "a termite", "type": "OTHER", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "If you are a termite in this area then you had better on the lookout since the Aardvark is a termite eating machine.", "source": "https://www.wild-facts.com/2011/wild-fact-425-nervous-termites-aardvark/" }, { "text": "If you are a termite in this area then you had better on the lookout since the Aardvark is a termite eating machine.", "source": "http://www.wild-facts.com/2011/wild-fact-425-nervous-termites-aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "mostly", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in the ivory coast", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in ghana", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in namibia", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in madagascar", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "from desert regions", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are sometimes found in rainforests and are absent from desert regions.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks are mostly absent in Namibia, Ghana, Madagascar, and the Ivory Coast.", "source": "https://animals.net/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "for its flesh", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 2 }, { "value": "for their teeth", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "for its teeth", "type": "CAUSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvark of Africa: The Aardvark is distributed across most of sub-Saharan Africa, and although killed by humans both for its flesh and for its teeth (which are used as decorations), does not appear to be threatened.", "source": "https://en.mimi.hu/animals/aardvark.html" }, { "text": "Aardvarks are distributed across most of sub-Saharan Africa, and although killed by humans both for their flesh and for their teeth (which are used as decorations), do not appear to be threatened.", "source": "http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Africaweb/factfile/africauniquefact30.htm" } ]

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[ { "text": "The insects can repair their damage quickly and the anteater is able to return to the nest to feed again.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "However, anteaters are clever; they know that if they destroy an entire anthill, they won’t be able to return to it in the future for another snack.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "Unlike other mammals, the Aardvark has fewer teeth, which are generally columnar in shape, have no roots and do not grow at the same time.", "source": "https://www.wild-facts.com/2011/wild-fact-425-nervous-termites-aardvark/" }, { "text": "Unlike other mammals, the Aardvark has fewer teeth, which are generally columnar in shape, have no roots and do not grow at the same time.", "source": "http://www.wild-facts.com/2011/wild-fact-425-nervous-termites-aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "around them", "type": "OTHER", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are considered a keystone species, which means they are an animal that balances the ecosystem around them.", "source": "https://animals.net/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks are considered a keystone species, which means they are an animal that balances the ecosystem around them.", "source": "https://animals.net/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvark or ground pork has a body size as large as the wild boar, but aardvark ear is bigger than the wild boar and a longer snout.", "source": "https://animalsnameatoz.blogspot.com/2017/01/5-top-aardvark-facts.html" }, { "text": "Aardvark or ground pork has a body size as large as the wild boar, but aardvark ear is bigger than the wild boar and a longer snout.", "source": "https://animalsnameatoz.blogspot.com/2017/01/5-top-aardvark-facts.html" } ]

[ { "value": "to make sparse scrub", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks prefer to make open woodlands, sparse scrub and grasslands their home.", "source": "https://www.wildcard.co.za/get-to-know-the-oddball-aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks prefer to make open woodlands, sparse scrub and grasslands their home.", "source": "https://www.wildcard.co.za/get-to-know-the-oddball-aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "in zoo tycoon", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "for zoo tycoon", "type": "TRANSITIVE-OBJECT", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The Aardvark is an adoptable animal for Zoo Tycoon", "source": "https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" }, { "text": "In Zoo Tycoon 2, the Aardvark is an adoptable animal.", "source": "https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "`, `Aardvarks have spoon-shaped claws like steel – which can be used to rip into extremely hard ground and termite mounds.", "source": "https://pastebin.com/24wVkfry" }, { "text": "`, `Aardvarks have spoon-shaped claws like steel – which can be used to rip into extremely hard ground and termite mounds.", "source": "https://pastebin.com/24wVkfry" } ]

[ { "value": "closely", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "However, the aardvark is not related to the pig, it is placed in its own order.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "The aardvark is not closely related to the pig; rather, it is the sole extant representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata, in which it is usually considered to form one variable species of the genus Orycteropus, the sole surviving genus in the family Orycteropodidae.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "during the day", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are nocturnal, sleeping in underground burrows during the day and coming out at night to feed.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" }, { "text": "During the day aardvarks sleep in underground burrows.", "source": "https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/aardvark/351392" } ]

[ { "value": "a day", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 2 }, { "value": "without being bitten diet", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters Preserve Anthills for Future Meals Protection: Anteaters Can Eat 35,000 Insects a Day without Being Bitten Diet:", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" }, { "text": "Anteaters Can Eat 35,000 Insects a Day without Being Bitten One of the most astounding anteater facts is that these animals can eat up to 35,000 insects a day.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

[ { "value": "behind them", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "behind itself", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "If attacked in the tunnel, the aardvark will seal the tunnel off behind itself or turn around and attack with its claws.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "If attacked in the tunnel, aardvarks can seal the tunnel off behind them or turn around and attack with their claws.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "It is thought to be done to avoid detection of other aardvarks.", "source": "https://www.everything2.com/title/aardvark" }, { "text": "When they both got out, they saw Slurpy digging and realize that aardvarks dug the holes; the other animals move into the ones the aardvarks are done with.", "source": "https://wildkratts.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark_Town" } ]

[ { "value": "in the wild", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 2 }, { "value": "quite", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "In the wild, aardvarks are solitary and elusive.", "source": "https://animalfactguide.com/2012/03/baby-aardvark-at-busch-gardens-2/" }, { "text": "In the wild, aardvarks are solitary and quite elusive.", "source": "https://animalfactguide.com/2011/05/baby-aardvark-at-busch-gardens/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The plant depends on the aardvark digging up and eating the fruit to disperse its seeds as it can’t disperse them itself!", "source": "https://www.chesterzoo.org/our-zoo/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "The Aardvark digs up and opens the fruit to eat the flesh and obtain the fruit’s water reserve which releases the seeds from the tough fruit covering.", "source": "https://ulovane.co.za/2017/ulovane-update-aardvark-cucumber/" } ]

[ { "value": "against an opening in a mound", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "sometimes", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "against the soil", "type": "TRANSITIVE-OBJECT", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "At night it travels 10–30 km (6–19 miles), ambling along familiar paths in a zigzag fashion, pausing frequently to sniff and press its snout against the soil.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/aardvark" }, { "text": "Sometimes the aardvark will press its snout against an opening in a mound and suck up the termites.", "source": "https://aardvarkaoc.co.za/about-aoc/aardvark-facts/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark also has the peculiar habit of burying its feces in shallow holes about 10 cm (3.9 inches) deep.", "source": "https://www.everything2.com/title/aardvark" }, { "text": "Aardvark has the peculiar habit of burying their faeces and with it the Cucumber seeds.", "source": "https://ulovane.co.za/2017/ulovane-update-aardvark-cucumber/" } ]

[ { "value": "colloquially", "type": "MANNER", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "The name “anteater” is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark, numbat, echidnas, pangolins and some members of the Oecobiidae.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "The name \"anteater\" is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark, numbat, echidnas, pangolins and some members of the Oecobiidae.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "with several sleeping chambers", "type": "OTHER", "support": 2 }, { "value": "usually", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "The aardvark excavates branching burrows, usually 2–3 metres long but sometimes up to 13 metres, with several sleeping chambers.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/aardvark" }, { "text": "The aardvark excavates branching burrows, usually 2 to 3 meters (6.6 to 9.8 feet) long but sometimes up to 13 meters (42.6 feet), with several sleeping chambers.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-aardvarks/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks were thought to have declining numbers, however, this is possibly because they are not readily seen.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" }, { "text": "Aardvarks were thought to have declining numbers, however this is due to the fact that they are not readily seen.", "source": "https://kids.kiddle.co/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "It abandons old burrows and digs new ones frequently, which thereby provides dens used by other species such as the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus).", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/aardvark" }, { "text": "It abandons old burrows and digs new ones frequently, which thereby provides dens used by other species such as the African wild dog.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-aardvarks/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks live in Africa savannas, open grasslands, woodlands, and scrub.", "source": "https://enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks live in African savannas, open grasslands, woodlands, and scrub.", "source": "https://en.mimi.hu/animals/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "They have tubular, rabbit-like ears that can stand on end but can also be folded flat to prevent dirt from entering them when they are underground.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "They have tubular, rabbit-like ears which could stand on end but can also be folded flat to save you dirt from getting into them whilst they are underground.", "source": "https://alkomag.com/aardvark/" } ]