They eat by taking apart termite hills with their powerful claws. The solitary aardvark is primarily nocturnal, though they occasionally sun themselves at the mouth of its burrow. During the day, they sleep curled up in a tight ball. They are diggers who burrow, the forefeet are used as excavating tools, which loosen and push back the dirt while the hind feet push the dirt backwards and to the sides. And once abandoned they are often used by other animals such as warthogs and jackals.
Aardvarks have excellent hearing but poor eyesight.
Surprisingly enough the aardvark is a good swimmer. When frightened the aardvark grunts and bleats. There is no mating season for the aardvark. Gestation lasts for 7 months and 1 offspring is produced. The young aardvark is born pink and hairless.