The aardvarks are so lovable. So strange but yet so cute. I’ve been lucky enough to see them again, as they are normally in deep sleep during the day, as they are nocturnal animals. This one tries to get into the mood for his valentine. Making advances and chasing after his mate, but not quite getting what he wants. When he pushes her into the corner, he somehow manages to fall into a paddle (off camera), I’ll guess more cold water than hot! He doesn't seem to like it at all and comes running back like a mad man, shaking his head so that his ears flop all over the place and for some reason starting to dig a hole in which he suddenly crouches down. I’m not quite sure why he does this, but did you see his huge powerful feet and claws when he starts digging? They're like spades. That's probably why he's called earth pig in the South African. The mammal spends the hot African afternoon holed up in cool underground burrows dug with their powerful feet and claws.
They can way up to 65kg. The aardvark excavates branching burrows, usually 2–3 metres long but sometimes up to 13 metres, with more than one sleeping chamber. At night they travel 6-19 miles in search for food like termites. A 12 inch sticky tongue definitely helps to lap up the insects. Although aardvarks look like anteaters, they are related to elephants, hyraxes and manatees.