(1) The aardvark, an inhabitant of sub-Saharan Africa, feeds almost exclusively on ants and termites that it digs up with its sharp nails and long snout. (2) While it generally moves slowly, it can dig very fast and can eat an amazing number of insects, as many as 50,000 in one night. (3) The aardvark uses its digging power to make burrows where it lives during the day. (4) These burrows can be multi-room complexes with several entrances. (5) No matter how nice its home, after awhile the aardvark will abandon it and go dig a new one. (6) The aardvark is preyed upon by humans, who eat the flesh and use the teeth as decorations, and by other animals. (7) Maybe that’s why it only comes out at night. (8) Its best defense is its tough, thick skin, which is very difficult to pierce. (9) It can grow to weigh as much as one hundred and forty pounds, and can live more than twenty years. (10) Clearly, besides owning the first listing in the zoo’s phone book, the aardvark has many other interesting qualities.