Key Stage 1
Meaning
An aardvark is a medium-sized animal with 4 legs and a long pig-like snout.
About Aardvarks
- The nose and the mouth of an aardvark are at the end of its snout.
- The aardvark is nocturnal, which means it will only come out at night.
Examples
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| This is a picture of an aardvark eating.
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This is a picture of an aardvark's snout.
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Key Stage 2
Meaning
An aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing mammal with 4 legs and a long pig-like snout.
About Aardvarks
- As a mammal aardvarks:
- Aardvarks live in Africa, and are found in bushland, woodland, grassland and savanna habitat.
- The aardvark is nocturnal, which means it will only come out at night.
- Aardvarks dig and live in burrows.
- A young aardvark is called a cub.
Lifecycle of an Aardvark
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Young
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Adult
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| An aardvark starts its life inside the mother getting its food through the umbilical cord.
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When an aardvark has been born it cannot eat so it gets milk from its mother to survive. This is a young aardvark cub.
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An adult aardvark is mature and can have it's own offspring.
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Adaptations of Aardvarks
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Purpose
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| A pig-like snout
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To help the aardvark sniff out its food: ants and termites.
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| Sharp claws
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To dig up ants and termites for food, and so it can dig burrows to live and sleep in.
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| Powerful legs
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To help with digging up food and burrowing.
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| Long, sticky tongue
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To help capture insects.
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Key Stage 3
Meaning
An aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing mammal with 4 legs and a long pig-like snout.
About Aardvarks
- As a mammal aardvarks:
Adaptations of Aardvarks
| Adaptation
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Purpose
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| A pig-like snout
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To help the aardvark sniff out its food: ants and termites.
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| Sharp claws and powerful legs
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To dig up ants and termites for food, and so it can dig burrows to live and sleep in.
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| Thick nostril hair
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To help filter through matter and search for food as it digs.
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| Muscular area in stomach
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To break down food, rendering chewing unnecessary, as an Aardvark has only a few teeth and no enamel.
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| Long, sticky tongue
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To help capture insects.
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Key Stage 4
Meaning
An aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing animal with 4 legs and a long pig-like snout, in the class; mammal.
About Aardvarks
- As a mammal aardvarks:
Adaptations of Aardvarks
| Adaptation
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Purpose
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| A pig-like snout
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To help the aardvark sniff out its food: ants and termites.
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| Sharp claws and powerful legs
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To dig up ants and termites for food, and so it can dig burrows to live and sleep in.
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| Thick nostril hair
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To help filter through matter and search for food as it digs.
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| Muscular pyloric area in stomach
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To break down food, rendering chewing unnecessary, as an Aardvark has only a few teeth and no enamel.
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| Long, sticky tongue
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To help capture insects.
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