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Pleistocene aardvark (Orycteropus afer) burrow traces on South Africa’s Cape coast

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Quaternary Research"

DOI: 10.1017/qua.2024.48

Abstract: The aardvark (Oryecteropus afer) is a fossorial species with a widespread distribution across sub-Saharan Africa. It leaves distinctive tracks and traces of its presence, including large burrows. However, despite a substantial body fossil record, few… read more here.

Keywords: aardvark orycteropus; aardvark; pleistocene aardvark; cape coast ... See more keywords

Eye features and retinal photoreceptors of the nocturnal aardvark (Orycteropus afer, Tubulidentata)

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "PLOS One"

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314252

Abstract: The nocturnal aardvark Orycteropus afer is the only extant species in the mammalian order Tubulidentata. Previous studies have claimed that it has an all-rod retina. In the retina of one aardvark, we found rod densities… read more here.

Keywords: aardvark; orycteropus afer; aardvark orycteropus; nocturnal aardvark ... See more keywords

Lumbar hemilaminectomy for treatment of diskospondylitis in an aardvark (Orycteropus afer).

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association"

DOI: 10.2460/javma.252.4.464

Abstract: CASE DESCRIPTION A 17-year-old sexually intact male aardvark (Orycteropus afer) was evaluated because of hind limb proprioception deficits and ataxia. CLINICAL FINDINGS Results of examination and CT suggested a diagnosis of intervertebral disk disease and… read more here.

Keywords: orycteropus afer; aardvark; treatment; aardvark orycteropus ... See more keywords

Digging the compromise: investigating the link between limb bone histology and fossoriality in the aardvark (Orycteropus afer)

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "PeerJ"

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5216

Abstract: Bone microstructure has long been known as a powerful tool to investigate lifestyle-related biomechanical constraints, and many studies have focused on identifying such constraints in the limb bones of aquatic or arboreal mammals in recent… read more here.

Keywords: bone histology; limb bone; aardvark; bone ... See more keywords