The Ant and the Aardvark graphic for all DePatie-Freleng entries. For "The Ant and the Aardvark "series, Leonardi expanded on a technique first introduced for the first Pink Panther cartoon, "The Pink Phink". This entailed tearing paper into the forms of objects and characters to form stylized images. There were additional minor characters in the series. Among them were the following: In German-dubbed versions of the cartoon, the male aardvark is transformed into a female anteater named Elise (Eliza). Charlie (voiced by Fred Maire) remains male; Elise is voiced by Marianne Wischmann. The cartoons are known under the title "Die blaue Elise (Blue Eliza)". All
Aardvark near their burrows, which then grow rapidly due to the loose soil and fertile nature of the area. The time spent in the intestine of the aardvark helps the fertility of the seed, and the fruit provides needed moisture for the aardvark. They avoid eating the African driver ant and red ants. Due to their stringent diet requirements, they require a large range to survive. An aardvark emerges from its burrow in the late afternoon or shortly after sunset, and forages over a considerable home range encompassing . While foraging for food, the aardvark will keep its nose to the