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Aardvarks are found in sub-Saharan Africa, where suitable habitat (savannas, grasslands, woodlands and bushland) and food (i.e., ants and termites) is available. They spend the daylight hours in dark underground burrows to avoid the heat of the day.
Aardvarks are the last survivors of a group of primitive ungulates. They have a short neck connected to a massive, almost hairless body with a strongly arched back. The legs are short, the hind legs longer than the front ones.