Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)

[guppiecat]

It’s time for another game of … Really? Are you sure?

To play this game, take a close look at this photo. Look at the large ears, well suited to listening. Look at the thin legs and paws, that could be used to make rapid turns while running quickly. Look at the stripes, often seen in stalk-and-ambush predators.

Give yourself at least 30 seconds to look at the photo.

Now ask yourself … “What does the aardwolf eat?”

Now Google it.

Thank you for playing this installment of Really? Are you sure?

Hope to see you next time.

Comments

[pameladean]

Oh, that's just awesome. Talk about your specialization.

P.

[dafydd.livejournal.com]

Seriously! I wouldn't have thought any mammal could consume enough energy on that diet.

[hrrunka]

For me, it's aardvarks that show just how good termites are as an energy source. The digging one aardvark can do in a night is quite surprising. As a kid I remember crawling through some of the holes an aardvark had dug into termite nests in our garden; a tunnel big enough for a 7 year old to crawl through dug in an hour or two just to get at the termites below...

[silkensteel.livejournal.com]

Honestly, the ear shape gave it away for me. More rodent-like than canin. :) Evolution is a glorious state of affairs!