More on the blog for #NationalAardvarkWeek:
On the blog for #NationalAardvarkWeek:
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Here is a one-of-a-kind piece from Fabergé for #NationalAardvarkWeek:
FABERGÉ Aardvark, c. 1910 carved banded agate with rose diamond eyes; 4.3 x 6.8 x 2.8 cm Provenance: Bought by King George V on 25 November 1914 from Fabergé's London branch, £18 Royal Collection Trust
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More for #NationalAardvarkWeek:
#DYK aardvarks are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa? They've been found in rock art from a number of sites across their native range.
Aardvark petroglyph on display at the National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria, South Africa.
#AardvarksAareAawesome
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#NationalAardvarkWeek shoutout to Zambia for putting an Aardvark on both a circulating coin and a banknote - apparently the only country cool enough to have ever done either:
Zambia 1 Ngwee standard circulation coin (1982-1983; a bronze version was also in circulation from 1968-1978)
Zambia 1000 Kwacha (1000 ZMK) standard banknote (2003-2012)
Honorable mention to The Gambia for once issuing a commemorative coin with an aardvark too:
The Gambia 40 Dalasis non-circulating coin Wildlife Conservation series (1977)
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For #NationalAardvarkWeek:
Aardvarks by Robert Jacob Gordon (Dutch, 1743-1795), from The Gordon African Collection, 4 albums of natural history illustrations made during 4 expeditions to the Dutch Cape Colony (South Africa) from 1777-86. Now in the Rijksmuseum collection.
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#NationalAardvarkWeek insult:
"THE AARD-VARK," plate from Brehm's Life of Animals: Vol. 1, Mammalia, 1895. BHL.
"Here is one of the most clumsy, odd looking animals in the world."
Wow, rude! #AardvarksAareAawesome and actually quite swift and agile and can defend themselves well...
The Aardvark is many things, but clumsy isn't one of them - they can be FAST when they need to be (have been clocked at speeds of over 25mph/40kph) and have impressive evasive maneuving capabilities. Check out this one outrun a hyena before giving it the slip with an epic flip!
Here's the direct link to the video embedded in the story above; the chase starts about 1:20 in:
Aardvarks can not only run fast to escape, but can dig fast too - up to about .6 m/2 ft per 15 seconds! That escape hole in the video above was already there though - they have auxillary burrows throughout their home range in addition to their main home. Good planning!
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#NationalAardvarkWeek: #DYK The Engish common name "Aardvark" derives from Afrikaans aarde ‘earth’ + vark ‘pig’, but this animal has other colloquial names too, including:
"Cape Anteater"
"The Cape Anteater," Plate 48 in The animal kingdom : arranged in conformity with its organization: The class Mammalia v.3, London, 1827. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Ant Bear"
Queen Elizabeth 1966-1971 commonwealth pictorial definitive postage stamp issue for Kenya, 15c, 1966 [catalog reference SG-22]
"African Bush Pig"
African Bush Pig collector card from the Animals series (D9), issued by the Weber Baking Company to promote Onist Milk and Pullman Bread early 20th century commercial color lithograph 2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (6.4 × 8.3 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art
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#NationalAardvarkWeek fun fact: #DYK that aardvarks can stand up for a bit? Their thick kangaroo-like tail helps with balance!
Plate: Taf. 1 in Anatomische Untersuchungen über die Edentaten by Wilhelm Ludwig von Rapp, 1852. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
#AardvarksAareAawesome
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It's #NationalAardvarkWeek! Besides being one of my favorite mammals, it's also the most evolutionarily distinct one (more on that below). Stay tuned for more aardvark art and info all week long! 😎 #AardvarksAareAawesome
"Erdferkel," Plate 14 in Brehms thierleben, allgemeine kunde des thierreichs, 1876-9. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
#DYK the Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is the only living representative of an entire ORDER of mammals, Tubulidentata? This helped it score as the #1 most evolutionarily distinctive (ED) mammal on ZSL's EDGE of Existence list:
[FYI the only other mammal order with a single living member is Microbiotheria, represented by the Monito del Monte (Dromiciops gliroides) - however they have more living relatives one step out in superorder Australidelphia than the Aardvark does in the Afrotheria.]
Reblogging for #NationalAardvarkWeek 2024!
For #NationalAardvarkWeek:
Aardvarks by Robert Jacob Gordon (Dutch, 1743-1795), from The Gordon African Collection, 4 albums of natural history illustrations made during 4 expeditions to the Dutch Cape Colony (South Africa) from 1777-86. Now in the Rijksmuseum collection.
#aardvark#mammals#African animals#African wildlife#natural history#natural history art#scientific illustration#Dutch art#European art#18th century art#colonial art#Dutch Cape Colony#Robert Jacob Gordon#South Africa#Africa#illustration#works on paper#Rijksmuseum#National Aardvark Week#Aardvarks Aare Aawesome#animals in art
#NationalAardvarkWeek shoutout to Zambia for putting an Aardvark on both a circulating coin and a banknote - apparently the only country cool enough to have ever done either:
Zambia 1 Ngwee standard circulation coin (1982-1983; a bronze version was also in circulation from 1968-1978)
Zambia 1000 Kwacha (1000 ZMK) standard banknote (2003-2012)
Honorable mention to The Gambia for once issuing a commemorative coin with an aardvark too:
The Gambia 40 Dalasis non-circulating coin Wildlife Conservation series (1977)
#NationalAardvarkWeek: #DYK The Engish common name "Aardvark" derives from Afrikaans aarde ‘earth’ + vark ‘pig’, but this animal has other colloquial names too, including:
"Cape Anteater"
"The Cape Anteater," Plate 48 in The animal kingdom : arranged in conformity with its organization: The class Mammalia v.3, London, 1827. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Ant Bear"
Queen Elizabeth 1966-1971 commonwealth pictorial definitive postage stamp issue for Kenya, 15c, 1966 [catalog reference SG-22]
"African Bush Pig"
African Bush Pig collector card from the Animals series (D9), issued by the Weber Baking Company to promote Onist Milk and Pullman Bread early 20th century commercial color lithograph 2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (6.4 × 8.3 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art
#aardvark#cape anteater#ant bear#African bush pig#common names#Afrikaans#etymology#nomenclature#book plate#illustration#book illustration#lithograph#stamp#postage stamp#Kenya#philately#ephemera#card#collector card#19th century art#20th century art#British art#African art#American art#African animals#African wildlife#National Aardvark Week#Aardvarks Aare Aawesome#DYK#animals in art
More for #NationalAardvarkWeek:
#DYK aardvarks are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa? They've been found in rock art from a number of sites across their native range.
Aardvark petroglyph on display at the National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria, South Africa.
#AardvarksAareAawesome
#NationalAardvarkWeek fun fact: #DYK that aardvarks can stand up for a bit? Their thick kangaroo-like tail helps with balance!
Plate: Taf. 1 in Anatomische Untersuchungen über die Edentaten by Wilhelm Ludwig von Rapp, 1852. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
#AardvarksAareAawesome
#NationalAardvarkWeek insult:
"THE AARD-VARK," plate from Brehm's Life of Animals: Vol. 1, Mammalia, 1895. BHL.
"Here is one of the most clumsy, odd looking animals in the world."
Wow, rude! #AardvarksAareAawesome and actually quite swift and agile and can defend themselves well...
The Aardvark is many things, but clumsy isn't one of them - they can be FAST when they need to be (have been clocked at speeds of over 25mph/40kph) and have impressive evasive maneuving capabilities. Check out this one outrun a hyena before giving it the slip with an epic flip!
Here's the direct link to the video embedded in the story above; the chase starts about 1:20 in:
Aardvarks can not only run fast to escape, but can dig fast too - up to about .6 m/2 ft per 15 seconds! That escape hole in the video above was already there though - they have auxillary burrows throughout their home range in addition to their main home. Good planning!
#aardvark#mammalogy#zoology#natural history art#scientific illustration#19th century art#1890s#book plate#book illustration#illustration#lithograph#print#Biodiversity Heritage Library#Brehm's Life of Animals#African animals#African wildlife#hyena#YouTube video#article link#National Aardvark Week#Aardvarks Aare Aawesome#animals in art#Youtube
Here is a one-of-a-kind piece from Fabergé for #NationalAardvarkWeek:
FABERGÉ Aardvark, c. 1910 carved banded agate with rose diamond eyes; 4.3 x 6.8 x 2.8 cm Provenance: Bought by King George V on 25 November 1914 from Fabergé's London branch, £18 Royal Collection Trust