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#NationalAardvarkWeek: #DYK The Engish common name "Aardvark" derives from Afrikaans aarde ‘earth’ + vark ‘pig’, but this animal has other colloquial names too, including:
"Cape Anteater"
"The Cape Anteater," Plate 48 in The animal kingdom : arranged in conformity with its organization: The class Mammalia v.3, London, 1827. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Ant Bear"
Queen Elizabeth 1966-1971 commonwealth pictorial definitive postage stamp issue for Kenya, 15c, 1966 [catalog reference SG-22]
"African Bush Pig"
African Bush Pig collector card from the Animals series (D9), issued by the Weber Baking Company to promote Onist Milk and Pullman Bread early 20th century commercial color lithograph 2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (6.4 × 8.3 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art
São Paulo Zoo - The Giant Anteater
Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Zoo Dortmund 2016
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Day #13 TEEMING
A normal day in the teeming anthill :)
Today's monkey hugging an ant-bear.
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Here’s my collection of the most interesting vintage primates I’ve encountered through the course of my research.