Very interesting post @agmoore, plus it's a perfect follow up to the termite post. Without a doubt, the aardvark is a fantastic animal, as their bodies are the reflection of so many things that evolution implies, so they are perfectly adapted to feed on insects in a way that another mammal could not. I remember watching documentaries I was surprised to see that their tongues are really very long, which makes it easy for them to capture ants or termites in large quantities. On the other hand, it is surprising that despite having short legs they are fast animals, the video of how the anteater flees from the hyena is good, they are cunning animals.
This publication is very didactic, I knew very little about these beautiful animals, I only knew that they were very specialized insect controllers. Thank you very much for sharing such good information, I wish you an excellent week @agmoore, in my country the heat wave has dissipated a little thanks to the rains 🙂🙂.
Thank you my friend @abneagro 🌷
I value your feedback highly. The world is full of interesting characters, isn't it? Every time I start reading about one, I am led to read about another. The day I exhaust that interest is the day I know I will be truly old :))
Watching the hyena chase the aardvark was hard. I didn't want that animal to get caught. And yet...the hyena has to eat, doesn't it? It probably has cubs to feed. It will go on and find another victim. Lucky aardvark, unlucky something else.
I'm happy to hear the rains have cooled things off a bit for you. Season seems to be brutal in some parts of the U.S. Homeless people dying from the heat. It's a tragedy.
Thank you very much for reading and for commenting. I hope more mild weather is on the way for you.