Ranging south of the Sahara, this heavily built mammal can be up to six feet long.
This animal, whose scientific name is Orycteropus afer, is the sole member of the order Tubulidentata. Ranging south of the Sahara, this heavily built mammal can be up to six feet long. Using its large, flattened claws, it rips open the nest of ants and termites, which it eats using its long, sticky tongue. Despite its long snout and rabbit-like ears , it is sometimes called the African ant bear. FTP name this odd mammal, whose common name is Afrikaans for 'earth pig.'
This animal, whose scientific name is Orycteropus afer, is the sole member of the order Tubulidentata.
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