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[ { "text": "An anteater spends one minute on average feeding at a nest, visiting up to 200 nests in one day and consuming as many as 30,000 insects.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "a day", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters have developed a way of eating that enables them to eat thousands of ants a day without being bitten by these tiny creatures.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

[ { "value": "with secretions from their anal glands", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters communicate their presence, status, and sexual condition with secretions from their anal glands.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "with rabbitlike ears", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "with a tail", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks (also called antbears) are strange looking animals with rabbitlike ears and a tail that reminds you of a kangaroo tail.", "source": "https://www.africa-wildlife-detective.com/aardvarks.html" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Aardvarks give birth to one offspring at a time.", "source": "https://aardvarkaoc.co.za/about-aoc/aardvark-facts/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Once the aardvark finds its food it will start digging with its sharp claws.", "source": "https://www.kariega.co.za/blog/video-awesome-aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks learn about predators, prey, extinction, domestic animals, wild animals, jungle animals.", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/" } ]

[ { "value": "in length", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are medium sized mammals reaching approximately 1.6 m (5.25 ft) in length.", "source": "http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/aardvark/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark has a long, thin, snakelike, protruding tongue (as much as 30 centimetres (12 in) long) and has a keen sense of smell.", "source": "https://kids.kiddle.co/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Although aardvark looks like a vulnerable animal, it can defend itself when attacked using its sharp claws and strong feet.", "source": "https://softschools.com/facts/animals/aardvark_facts/115/" } ]

[ { "value": "like an appearance", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "with a pig", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are distinctive looking animals with a pig like an appearance.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "as armadillos", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "formerly", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "as sloths", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "as anteaters", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks were formerly classified in the same group as armadillos, sloths, and anteaters.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/aardvark-profile-129412" } ]

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[ { "text": "Each aardvark has a long thin tail.", "source": "https://facts4me.com/disp_subject.php?s_id=1790" } ]

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[ { "text": "Evidence of fossil remains indicates that the aardvark ranged over Europe and Asia until about five million years ago.", "source": "http://animalia-life.com/aardvarks.html" } ]

[ { "value": "in search of food", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks forage at night, covering extensive distances (as much as 6 miles per night) in search of food.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/aardvark-profile-129412" } ]

[ { "value": "in terms of its genetics", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "In terms of its genetics, the aardvark is like a living fossil, as its chromosomes are conserved, reflecting a lot of the early eutherian arrangement before the divergence of the major modern taxa.", "source": "http://tonsoffacts.com/30-fun-and-weird-facts-about-aardvarks/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters sleep for up to 15 hours a day and spent the rest of the time eating ants.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Then you’ve probably been watching anteaters – or more specifically, Giant Anteaters, since they don’t usually make programmes about the other three, less charismatic, species in the family!", "source": "https://answersafrica.com/anteater-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks inhabit many of the same areas that lions, hyenas and cheetahs inhabit, and will often fall prey to these animals.", "source": "https://www.theanimalspot.com/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Did you know that the aardvark has the nickname ant bear.", "source": "https://themultitaskinmom.com/aardvark-facts-color-and-copywork/" } ]

[ { "value": "to lap up insects", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks live in Africa and use long sticky tongues to lap up insects.", "source": "https://animalfactguide.com/2008/12/a-is-for-aardvark-detroit-zoo-welcomes-new-addition/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks once existed in Europe and Asia but are now only found in sub-Saharan Africa.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/aardvark-profile-129412" } ]

[ { "value": "incorrectly", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "often", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks, numbats, echidnas and pangolins are often incorrectly labeled as anteaters.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "They need a large foraging range in the wild to allow them to acquire enough food, so they are affected by land use change like the expansion of farmland and urban areas.", "source": "https://planetzoo.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Otherwise, anteaters have very specific territories and although the females’ areas can overlap a little, males will not usually enter another male’s area at all.", "source": "https://answersafrica.com/anteater-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "A hill of termites or ants is not enough to satisfy an aardvark, however, so it searches for entire termite and ant colonies.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "In captivity, aardvarks have a lifespan of 23 years.", "source": "https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/aardvark-facts-animals-of-africa.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark can reach a length of 6 feet (1.8 meters).", "source": "https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/aardvark/351392" } ]

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

[ { "value": "to break open termite mounds", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "This is important, because the claws are one of the only tools the anteater has to break open termite mounds, deadwood and anthills to access the insects it needs to eat to survive.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater.htm" } ]

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[ { "text": "Genetically speaking, the aardvark is a living fossil, as its chromosomes are highly conserved, reflecting much of the early eutherian arrangement before the divergence of the major modern taxa.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "with amazing efficiency", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "straight down", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The aardvarks massive and powerful feet can burrow straight down into the ground with amazing efficiency.", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark is an omnivorous mammal.", "source": "https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/animals-that-start-with-a.html" } ]

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[ { "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": "to their burrow", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "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/" } ]

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[ { "text": "They usually come out only at night, when they begin searching for termites and ants, which are the major part of their diets.", "source": "http://animalia-life.com/aardvarks.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "When pursued, an aardvark will furiously dig itself a hole, and when attacked, may roll onto its back and defend itself with its large claws or use its thick tail to somersault away from its attackers.", "source": "https://aardvarkaoc.co.za/about-aoc/aardvark-facts/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "If a predator tries to dig it out of its burrow, the aardvark rapidly moves soil to block the tunnel behind itself.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "to keep ants", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "They’re able to close their noses and ears to keep ants out when they’re eating.", "source": "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/group/pangolins/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are myrmecophagous.", "source": "https://www.sanbi.org/animal-of-the-week/orycteropus-afer/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark tries to use his vacuum inhale trick so he can have the ant for lunch.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ant_and_the_Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are also limited to soil type as very shallow soils might restrict their range.", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters love to dig and tear things apart.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater.htm" } ]

[ { "value": "to dig holes", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks use their large front claws to dig holes at a rate of 2 feet (0.6 meters) in 15 seconds so they can quickly get to their favorite meal: termites and ants.", "source": "https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": ", not sight", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters hunt by smell, not sight.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvark, like Elephants, Rhinos and some other mammals, has internal testes and therefor it is not possible for the testes to leave an indentation in the soil.", "source": "https://ulovane.co.za/2017/ulovane-update-aardvark-cucumber/" } ]

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[ { "text": "In fact, the aardvark occupies its own order, family, and species and is all alone on its own branch in the tree of animal classification.", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" } ]

[ { "value": "at a nest", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "on average feeding", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "An anteater spends one minute on average feeding at a nest, visiting up to 200 nests in one day and consuming as many as 30,000 insects.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "In April 2007, an anteater at the Florencio Varela Zoo mauled and killed a zookeeper with its front claws.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Cheetahs are famously incredibly fast and in a straight out pursuit, an aardvark has little chance of ever escaping.", "source": "https://factsking.com/animal-facts/predators-of-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks forage at night, covering extensive distances (as much as 6 miles per night) in search of food.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/aardvark-profile-129412" } ]

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[ { "text": "It may stand a chance of escaping if a small lion cub attempts to eat it.", "source": "https://factsking.com/animal-facts/predators-of-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "In fact, the aardvark occupies its own order, family, and species and is all alone on its own branch in the tree of animal classification.", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" } ]

[ { "value": "in the ecosystem", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "as a whole", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks play a crucial role in the ecosystem as a whole as they provide habitats for other animal species that are sensitive to certain temperature changes.", "source": "https://www.sanbi.org/animal-of-the-week/orycteropus-afer/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Breeding season It is believed that aardvarks breed earlier in the year", "source": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orycteropus_afer/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks don’t make much noise except when it’s frightened; it makes a weavering cry when it gets frightened.", "source": "https://kidskonnect.com/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Interestingly enough, aardvarks are also thought to get almost all of the moisture they need from their prey meaning that they actually have to physically drink very little water.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks have several natural enemies, including: dogs, pythons, cheetahs, leopards, lions and warthogs, which will eat the young.", "source": "https://www.sanbi.org/animal-of-the-week/orycteropus-afer/" } ]

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[ { "text": "In the day, aardvarks are found in their burrows as to avoid the heat of the day.", "source": "https://kidskonnect.com/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks learn about predators, prey, extinction, domestic animals, wild animals, jungle animals.", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvarks powerful claws are somewhere between hooves and nails", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "If confronted by a predator, an aardvark will attempt to dig a hole in which to hide, taking about 10 minutes to completely cover itself up.", "source": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orycteropus_afer/" } ]

[ { "value": "as a snorkel", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters are also good swimmers, using the freestyle stroke and with their long snout as a snorkel.", "source": "https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/giant-anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "in a single night", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The aardvark’s appetite is huge, and it can consume up to 45,000 ants in a single night.", "source": "http://elelur.com/mammals/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks dig large burrows in which they live and bring up their young.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/aardvark-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "with its nocturnal missions", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "It also had similarities with its nocturnal missions flown at a very low level employing ordnance that could penetrate deep into the ground.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "for other animal species", "type": "TRANSITIVE-OBJECT", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks play a crucial role in the ecosystem as a whole as they provide habitats for other animal species that are sensitive to certain temperature changes.", "source": "https://www.sanbi.org/animal-of-the-week/orycteropus-afer/" } ]

[ { "value": "in one shipib tale", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "In one Shipib tale, an anteater challenged a jaguar to a breath-holding contest under water, which the jaguar accepted.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "A hill of termites or ants is not enough to satisfy an aardvark, however, so it searches for entire termite and ant colonies.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are solitary and only come together to mate; females have a gestation period of seven months.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "When threatening another male, an anteater emits a long drawn out cry that sounds like harrrr.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark can live up to 23 years in captivity and is preyed by lions, leopards, hyenas, pythons and sometimes humans who hunt them for meat.", "source": "https://www.ugandagorillatour.com/blog/unveiling-the-facts-about-one-of-the-most-elusive-and-amazing-animals-the-aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "This is the reason for the aardvark being named anteater, while the pangolin is called scaly anteater and ant bear refers to both aardvark as well as the giant anteater.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "as very shallow soils", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "to soil type", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are also limited to soil type as very shallow soils might restrict their range.", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are tough, burrowing mammals that originated in Africa.", "source": "https://kidskonnect.com/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Aardvarks will occasionally stand, and even take a step or two, on their hind legs", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Another type of burrows (that can reach up to 40 feet in length) is used as permanent residency and a place where aardvarks mate and take care of the young.", "source": "https://softschools.com/facts/animals/aardvark_facts/115/" } ]

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[ { "text": "While anteaters will eat primarily ants and termites, it's not uncommon for them to enjoy fallen fruit,\" says Schwartz.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater.htm" } ]

[ { "value": "with a lot of capacity", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvark is such a huge animal with a lot of capacity for eating.", "source": "https://www.interestingfactsfun.com/list-of-most-interesting-facts-about-the-aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "most likely", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "to feed", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The aardvark will most likely visit in a few weeks to feed again.", "source": "https://www.kariega.co.za/blog/video-awesome-aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "through their feces", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks eat the fruit for its water content, and propagate the seeds through their feces, which are then buried by the animals.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark_cucumber" } ]

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[ { "text": "Does the Aardvark Make a Good Pet", "source": "https://animals.net/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "with large claws", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters have paws with large claws, and they have more fur than aardvarks.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark1.htm" } ]

[ { "value": "away from a nest", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The anteater may be driven away from a nest by the chemical or biting attacks of soldiers.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "If it cannot dig a hole, it will stand upright on its hind legs and tail, or lay on its back, and defend itself with its large front claws.", "source": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orycteropus_afer/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks have several natural enemies, including: dogs, pythons, cheetahs, leopards, lions and warthogs, which will eat the young.", "source": "https://www.sanbi.org/animal-of-the-week/orycteropus-afer/" } ]

[ { "value": "on their hind legs", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks will occasionally stand, and even take a step or two, on their hind legs", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are omnivores, and also eat grasses and roots.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/aardvark-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "for more than 20 years", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "usually", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Although their wildlife is not entirely clear, aardvarks usually live in captivity for more than 20 years.", "source": "https://alkomag.com/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "They capture their prey by inserting their tongues into insect nests that they have torn open with the long, sharp, curved claws of their front feet; the claws are also used for defense.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "according to iucn", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "widely", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "According to IUCN, the Aardvark is relatively common and widely distributed but no overall population estimate is available.", "source": "http://animalia.bio/aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "in length", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "excluding the tail", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "It measures 4 feet (1.2 m) in length, excluding the tail, and 2 feet (60 cm) in height at the shoulder.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Once a nest has been located, aardvarks are ideally equipped for breaking in.", "source": "https://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/aardvark/food-and-feeding" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Aardvarks become sexually mature at two to three years of age and have lifespans in the wild of about 18 years.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/aardvark-profile-129412" } ]

[ { "value": "during the breeding season", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Anteaters are solitary animals but can be seen in groups during the breeding season.", "source": "https://animalcreativefacts.com/aardvark-vs-anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "to make open woodlands", "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/" } ]

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

[ { "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": "Aardvarks have poor eyesight; they've been known to run into things when startled.", "source": "https://www.funfunnyfacts.com/factlist/animals/aardvark-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "An anteater called Sniffles is a character in the Internet series called Happy Tree Friends.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "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" } ]