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ecojunkie

Post subject: Re: Has anybody seen an aardvark?

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:20 pm

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Location: Back home - a caravan in Malelane Camp, KNP

I saw 2 in the space of a month! One near Crocodile Bridge, and the other near the Gormondwane loop/Duke road junction south of Lower Sabie.

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oddesy

Post subject: Re: Has anybody seen an aardvark?

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:23 pm

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Location: Randburg, SA

those are special sightings EJ! more than most people have ever seen :mrgreen:

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Kamadejo

Post subject: Re: Has anybody seen an aardvark?

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:09 pm

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Location: Germany, busy planning next trip

A warm welcome Cornelious to the forum. Chirinda once saw an aardvark on a drive, have a look here !

chirinda - A "wow" night drive

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Jungle Junkie

Post subject: Re: Has anybody seen an aardvark?

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:36 pm

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I saw two Aardvarks on separate night drives - but not in Kruger

They are amazing amazing animals to see - I nearly "wet" myself when they crossed the road in front of the vehicle...

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patries

Post subject: Re: Has anybody seen an aardvark?

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:04 pm

Joined: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:58 am
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Location: not where I wanna be.... ;-(

We saw an Aardvark on our trip in nov.2009
It was close to Punda Maria on a nightdrive. :big_eyes:

The ranger was so excited we stayed watching the animal for like a few minutes :dance:

it was awesome !!

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naomi c

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:53 am

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Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:55 am
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Location: Centurion

Guess where??

Seen on Friday 17 June 2011 at 15h30 in a National Park.

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LaeveldLeeu

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:29 am

Joined: Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:34 pm
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Location: Witrivier

KNP - Satara maybe?

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naomi c

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:49 am

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Location: Centurion

Not in Kruger.

Another pic.

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oddesy

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:19 pm

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Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:57 pm
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Location: Randburg, SA

Naomi c GREAT pictures!! :clap:

I have not as yet been so lucky to see one of these in the wild yet

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El-Bok

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:26 am

Joined: Wed May 05, 2010 12:07 pm
Posts: 57

KTP? And awesome photos by the way !!! what a sighting am so :mrgreen:

right now

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naomi c

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:12 am

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Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:55 am
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Location: Centurion

The pics were taken in Marakele - on the Tsessebe Loop.

My Mammal Guide states that in winter, these mainly nocturnal animals may start foraging in the late afternoon because on very cold nights termites (their main food source) go very deep underground.

We camped in Bontle for four nights and Friday night was extremely cold - the temperature dropped to -2.6 degrees! :shock:

At least that was the reading on the temperature gauge when I got up at seven on Saturday morning.

We actually saw two Aardvarks that afternoon. We had just turned into the Tsessebe Loop when I spotted two large pink ears above the grass. "Scrubhare" I said and could not believe my eyes when checking through the binocs! This one disappeared very quickly down a culvert. We sat there for a long time trying to spot it again without success. We drove on, extremely excited and at the same time extremely disappointed for not getting a photograph. Less than a kilometre further - lo and behold - another one, in the open, right next to the road and not bothered about us at all!! :dance:

We took dozens of photographs and sat with it for a long time. Only after it crossed the road in front of us and started disappearing into the grass again, two other cars arrived and they did not even seem interested! :big_eyes:

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naomi c

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:22 am

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Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:55 am
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Location: Centurion

A few more pics:

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naomi c

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:47 am

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Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:55 am
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Location: Centurion

Ckeck those feet!

And the tail!

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naomi c

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:56 am

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Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:55 am
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Location: Centurion

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lettuceleaf711

Post subject: Re: Aardvark

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:06 am

Joined: Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:51 pm
Posts: 229
Location: Joburg FTW

wow. twice in 1 day.
i'd better book a stay in marakele for next winter.

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