Aardvark (Orycteropus Afer)



Biome and space requirements
Aardvarks come from the Savannah of Central to Southern Africa, where grasses are scattered, but not too often. They also dig a burrow in the dirt. In zoos, Aardvarks living outside are often given something somewhat similar, a medium sized enclosure with substrates, like sand, dirt, or woodchip. In America they are kept often in Nocturnal houses.

Popularity
Aardvarks have a 3.5 popularity rating. A moderate number of guests will want to see them.

Training Tips
Aardvarks are often nocturnal, so are hard to train tricks and aren't good for show animals. It's unknown to the public if target training has been practiced with aardvarks.

Diet
In the wild, Aardvarks will eat insects, such as ants and termites.

In captivity, Aardvarks, Anteaters and animals with similar nutritional needs are given a moisturised gruel composed of several ingredients, such as At Loro Parque, the giant anteaters are fed a mixture of Cat Food with Taurine, Live Mealworms and Soya Yogurt. A commercial diet for insectivores is also available.
 * Milk
 * Water
 * Ground Meat and or Meat-based product, e.g. Cat food, especially taurine-based
 * Hard Boiled Egg
 * Protein Powder
 * Baby Cereal
 * Mineral Vitamin Supplement