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Aardwolf

The aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) is an insectivorous hyaenid species, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means 'earth-wolf' in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called the maanhaarjakkals (Afrikaans for 'mane-jackal'), termite-eating hyena and civet hyena, based on its habit of secreting substances from its anal gland, a characteristic shared…

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Aardwolf

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Aardwolf

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related to Feeding · 12
Aardwolf → Africa, An, During, Hodotermes, In East Africa, Macrotermes, Odontotermes, The, Their, They, This, Trinervitermes
related to Taxonomy · 12
Aardwolf → American Society, Early, However, Hyaenidae, Mammalogists, Proteles, Protelidae, Protelinae, Recent, The, There, Therefore
related to External links · 8
Aardwolf → Aard-wolf, Collier's New Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica, IUCN Hyaenidae Specialist Group, Namib, Texts, Wikisource, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Conservation · 7
Aardwolf → Africa, Because, Dogs, In, IUCN, The, They
related to Behavior and ecology · 6
Aardwolf → Aardwolves, If, The, They, This, When
related to Description · 6
Aardwolf → An, Hyaenidae, It, Its, The, This
related to In captivity · 6
Aardwolf → As, August, Frankfurt Zoo, Germany, Novosibirsk, The
related to Etymology · 5
Aardwolf → Ancient Greek, Greek, Latin, Proteles, The
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Aardwolf → only surviving species in the subfamily Protelinae

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Aardwolfrelated to Behavior and ecologyAardwolves0.60section
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Aardwolfrelated to ConservationAfrica0.60section
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