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[ { "text": "Are Aardvarks are species of Pig?", "source": "https://animalscomparison.com/compare-aardvark-vs-armadillo-fight/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters are edentate animals", "source": "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/giant-anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "It has an arched back, a tubular snout, and big, upright ears.", "source": "https://animalsnmore.com/woodland_friends/aardvark2/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark favours ants as its food, which are more abundant in summer, but it also eats termites at times when ants are not available it breaks into a nest or mound using its front feet, which are armed with long, sharp claws.", "source": "http://animalsbirds.com/aardvark-animal/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "While focused on the mound, aardvark will rotate its ears backwards to track the sounds of potential predators approaching from its back.", "source": "https://softschools.com/facts/animals/aardvark_facts/115/" } ]

[ { "value": "with their strong hind legs", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvark tried to injure their attackers with their strong and sharp nails and kick the threatening animals with their strong hind legs.", "source": "https://alkomag.com/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Also known as antbear, the aardvark has a long slender nose, big rabbit-like ears, and a rat-like tail.", "source": "https://en.mimi.hu/animals/aardvark.html" } ]

[ { "value": "with scrub animals", "type": "OTHER", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvark are compatible with scrub animals along with any compatible biome animals except for any predators such as the Caracal, Hyena, and Lion.", "source": "https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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

[ { "text": "However, an anteater produces formic acid in its stomach for this purpose.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "Therefore, the anteater walks with the front feet slightly curled, causing it to walk more on its knuckles than on its toes,\" says Schwartz.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater.htm" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks are sometimes called \"ant bears\", \"earth pigs\", and \"cape anteaters\"", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" } ]

[ { "value": "with his front claws", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "When attacking a termite/ant mound, the aardvark starts digging at the base with his front claws.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "In an interview with Scholastic, Brown said he was thinking alphabetically and “aardvark” was the first animal that popped into his head.", "source": "https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67229/12-facts-about-arthur-wonderful-kind-day" } ]

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[ { "text": "In addition to ants and termites, anteaters also eat soft-bodied grubs, soft fruits and even birds’ eggs.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" } ]

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[ { "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" } ]

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[ { "text": "An aardvark uses its long tongue to reach deep into termite and ant mounds.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-animal-facts-373895" } ]

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[ { "text": "A pale yellowish gray but often stained reddish-brown from digging in soil, the aardvark is a predominantly nocturnal animal that lives in solitude.", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks serve as prey for many species such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, pythons, and hyenas.", "source": "https://kidskonnect.com/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "When an aardvark is attacked by a lion, hyena, or leopard, it finds a hole, or quickly digs one and hides in it for protection but if it can't dig a hole it fights back with all four feel and its tail", "source": "https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Another reason why the aardvark is considered a keystone species is because of its relationship with the aardvark cucumber.", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark gets a source of food, and the cucumber benefits as the seeds are released into the environment when the aardvark defecates.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Anteaters Vary Greatly in Size Predation:", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

[ { "value": "to cover itself", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "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/" } ]

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[ { "text": "When attacking a termite/ant mound, the aardvark starts digging at the base with his front claws.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "An aardvark that is hungry will use its sticky, wormlike tongue to feast on insects within termite holes.", "source": "https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters are unusual creatures that can be found in Central and South America.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" } ]

[ { "value": "with the anteater's pelt", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "After the two removed their pelts and submerged, the anteater jumped out of the water and stole the jaguar's pelt, leaving the jaguar with the anteater's pelt.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "with soft bodies", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "In the case it cannot find mounds and ant-hills, aardvark will search and eat wild melons and insects with soft bodies.", "source": "https://softschools.com/facts/animals/aardvark_facts/115/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks get facts about the intelligence of incredible animals like the whales, the elephants and the great apes.", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/" } ]

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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": "as an animal guide", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "As an animal guide, an Aardvark is compassionate, sincere, funny, and charming and that is why you will find friends lamenting the limited time you spend with them.", "source": "https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/aardvark" } ]

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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" } ]

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[ { "text": "If caught in the open, aardvarks leap and bound away with surprising speed; if cornered, they roll over and lash out with their clawed feet.", "source": "https://www.encyclopedia.com/plants-and-animals/animals/vertebrate-zoology/aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Generally, aardvarks are more active at night and they do have a tendency to live alone.", "source": "https://animalsfact.net/aardvark-know-7-facts-about-them/" } ]

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[ { "text": "They don’t need teeth because they use their tongues to catch their prey.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks can hear and smell termites and ants.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-animal-facts-373895" } ]

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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": "Anteater prefers moist environment conditions such as river banks, swamps and other humid forests.", "source": "https://www.compareanimal.com/2014/07/compare-aardvark-vs-anteater-comparison-and-difference.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": "In captivity, anteaters are fed mixtures made of milk, eggs, mealworms, and ground beef.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "in their burrows", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "literally", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "They literally sleep for the whole day in their burrows.", "source": "https://animalsfact.net/aardvark-know-7-facts-about-them/" } ]

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[ { "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/" } ]

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[ { "text": "In captivity, anteaters are fed mixtures made of milk, eggs, mealworms, and ground beef.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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

[ { "text": "It used to be thought that aardvarks were closely related to pangolins and armadillos.", "source": "https://www.livescience.com/55241-aardvark-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "They can live in damp rain forests or dry savannahs: anywhere they can find termites!", "source": "https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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

[ { "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": "Armadillos have pointy snouts and long, sticky tongues, similar to anteaters, which are close cousins.", "source": "https://www.livescience.com/52390-armadillos.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "When an aardvark is attacked by a lion, hyena, or leopard, it finds a hole, or quickly digs one and hides in it for protection but if it can't dig a hole it fights back with all four feel and its tail", "source": "https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Anteaters are careful not to destroy the nest entirely.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

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[ { "text": "When an aardvark is attacked by a lion, hyena, or leopard, it finds a hole, or quickly digs one and hides in it for protection but if it can't dig a hole it fights back with all four feel and its tail", "source": "https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Anteaters primarily use their powerful legs and long claws to warn off larger animals including cougars, jaguars and even humans.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Read the lesson Aardvark: Characteristics, Behavior & Adaptations as a class.", "source": "https://study.com/academy/lesson/aardvark-lesson-plan.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark is pale yellowish-gray in color and often stained reddish-brown by soil and it has a thin coat of hair, the animal's primary protection is its tough skin.", "source": "https://kids.kiddle.co/Aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "for predators", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "As night falls, aardvarks will emerge cautiously from their dens, jumping around on the lookout for predators.", "source": "https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/aardvark/" } ]

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

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks also require sandy soil, as opposed to rocks, so that they can dig for termites and ants.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are particular among animals as they are the simplest surviving species of their animal own family.", "source": "https://alkomag.com/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "inside these tunnels", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "with loose soil", "type": "CAUSE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "usually", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Once inside these tunnels, the aardvark usually closes the entrance with loose soil, leaving a small gap for air at the top.", "source": "https://www.wildcard.co.za/get-to-know-the-oddball-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark is 3.44 to 4.27 feet long, or about 105 to 130 centimetres, however, it can reach lengths of 7 feet 3 inches, or 2.2 metres, when it’s tail is taken into account.", "source": "http://tonsoffacts.com/30-fun-and-weird-facts-about-aardvarks/" } ]

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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": "Perhaps it’s time that the anteater went to Hollywood!", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "In addition to ants and termites, anteaters also eat soft-bodied grubs, soft fruits and even birds’ eggs.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The cucumber seeds are released in the ground while the aardvark gets food.", "source": "https://animalsfact.net/aardvark-know-7-facts-about-them/" } ]

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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": "Anteaters have 4 inches long claws and they use them to defend against jaguars and cougars.", "source": "https://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/anteater_facts/50/" } ]

[ { "value": "as an animal guide", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "As an animal guide, an Aardvark is compassionate, sincere, funny, and charming and that is why you will find friends lamenting the limited time you spend with them.", "source": "https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "with their sticky tongues", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "quickly", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "They can rip open ant and termite nests and quickly lap up the insects with their sticky tongues.", "source": "http://animalia-life.com/aardvarks.html" } ]

[ { "value": "from the predators", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "It also has great sense of hearing, which helps aardvark detect and hide from the predators on time.", "source": "https://softschools.com/facts/animals/aardvark_facts/115/" } ]

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[ { "text": "This low body temperature enables anteaters to conserve a lot of energy whilst they rest, as their bodies only warm up when they become active.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are very alert and have excellent hearing that helps them detect approaching danger.", "source": "https://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/animals/aardvarks-facts.html" } ]

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

[ { "text": "In captivity, anteaters are fed mixtures made of milk, eggs, mealworms, and ground beef.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Aardvarks fall into an order all by themselves", "source": "https://moriti.co.za/aardvark-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "with their long tongues", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "They dig into ant and termite mounds and lick up bugs with their long tongues.", "source": "https://www.livescience.com/55241-aardvark-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "While several anteaters are extinct now, only three have survived.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Aardvarks typically come out of their burrows at night, but sometimes stay out in the morning to sun bathe themselves and warm up before going back underground.", "source": "https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "The layout of the burrow can be altered frequently, and it is not unusual for aardvarks to leave borrows and move on to new homes.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks have peg-like molars and premolars, but no incisors or canines; the dental formula is 0/0 0/0 2/2 3/3.", "source": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orycteropus_afer/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark is the only mammalian order that contains a single species.", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "at the top", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "very", "type": "DEGREE", "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/" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Aardvarks feed almost exclusively on ants and termites and are known to eat around 50,000 in one night.", "source": "https://onekindplanet.org/animal/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "to eat the flesh", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "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/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark can dig with great force and their dwellings can have up to 8 entrances and be as deep as 6 meters below the ground.", "source": "https://www.hluhluwegamereserve.com/aardvark-facts-information/" } ]

[ { "value": "to throw earth", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "When it digs a burrow, the aardvark uses its fleshy tail to throw back earth.", "source": "https://en.mimi.hu/animals/aardvark.html" } ]

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

[ { "text": "Using its powerful claws, it can easily tear down termite hills and start feeding.", "source": "http://southafrica.co.za/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "From their particular diet to their interesting features, aardvarks are one-of-a-kind.", "source": "https://blog.therainforestsite.greatergood.com/cs-aardvark-facts-unknown/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks can close their nostrils when digging to keep dust from flying in", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "They are found South of the Sahara where it is very hot and dry.", "source": "https://www.bioexpedition.com/aardvark/" } ]

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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/" } ]

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[ { "text": "A cat has heavy fur and soft foot pads that help it to sneak up on a meal, while the aardvark can actually hear and smell insects as it walks along.", "source": "https://animalsake.com/facts-about-nocturnal-animals" } ]

[ { "value": "in 15 seconds", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks can dig two feet in 15 seconds", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Though aardvarks are shy and avoid humans when humans threaten them, they can impose severe injury to humans.", "source": "https://animalcreativefacts.com/aardvark-vs-anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "to africa", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The Aardvark is a nocturnal animal that is natural to Africa.", "source": "https://www.wedrawanimals.com/how-to-draw-an-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "During feeding, an anteater can flick its tongue as many as 150 to 160 times per minute to avoid ant bites whilst getting sufficient sustenance.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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

[ { "text": "During the wet season, aardvarks have fat deposits that are likely fueled by termite consumption.", "source": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orycteropus_afer/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark favours ants as its food, which are more abundant in summer, but it also eats termites at times when ants are not available it breaks into a nest or mound using its front feet, which are armed with long, sharp claws.", "source": "http://animalsbirds.com/aardvark-animal/" } ]

[ { "value": "into its mouth", "type": "TRANSITIVE-OBJECT", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "With its strong front claws, the aardvark rips the nest apart, probing inside with its long, sticky tongue and drawing the insects into its mouth.", "source": "http://elelur.com/mammals/aardvark.html" } ]

[ { "value": "every so often", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "They will change they layout of their main burrow regularly and every so often they will dig a new one.", "source": "http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/aardvark/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "They inhabit grasslands, woodlands, savannahs and bush", "source": "http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/aardvark/aardvark.html" } ]

[ { "value": "due to structures in the nose", "type": "CAUSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks have an exceptional sense of smell due to structures in the nose that increase turbinal surface area, improving the detection of olfactory signals.", "source": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orycteropus_afer/" } ]

[ { "value": "during the day time", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Aardvarks are nocturnal mammals; they rest in their hole during the day time and hunt for food at night.", "source": "https://animalcreativefacts.com/aardvark-vs-anteater/" } ]