With a hybrid appearance between many species, the animal below has an unattractive appearance. Even in the opinion of many people, it is the ugliest animal on the planet.
In Southern Africa and the Sahara desert, a very special creature was found. It has a mixed appearance and is not pleasing to the eye at all. For example, the muzzle is like a pig but a bit long, the ears are like a rabbit, the tail is like a kangaroo, but the appearance is smooth, the legs are rough and pointed like an anteater. The species mentioned here is the aardvark, scientific name is Orycteropus afer.
The aardvark is a mammal that lives in Africa. The special thing is that the aardvark has no close relatives in the wild. This strange animal has the body of an anteater, rabbit ears, pig snout and kangaroo tail. That’s why they are considered the most monstrous pigs on the planet.
Pigs all have strong vitality and reproduce well, but this species is on the brink of extinction. They are considered one of the strangest animals in the world.
The aardvark is the only representative of the order tube-toothed animals. With very strong and sharp claws, they dig burrows very skillfully.
Aardvarks are solitary species, they only live with other animals during the breeding season. Aardvarks only give birth once a year.
During the day they try to hide in the deepest part of the cave, only coming out at night to look for food. It uses its sensitive nose to find food.
An aardvark can move 16 – 30 km in one night in search of food. Thanks to their webbed feet, aardvarks swim very well.
Currently, aardvarks are on the IUCN Red List, assessed as “least concern”. However, the number of this species is decreasing rapidly, giving the scientific community the task of researching and protecting them.
