San Diego Zoo welcomes first aardvark birth in years
SAN DIEGO (AP) — An aardvark cub born at the San Diego Zoo is doing well and developing rapidly, according to wildlife experts.
The female cub was born on May 10 and will be weaned from her mother Zola for about six months, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Coalition said this week, announcing the zoo’s first birth in nearly four decades.
“She is very active, and was using her fangs to dig like an adult aardvark just hours after she was born,” lead wildlife care specialist Carrie Insert said in the statement.
The long-eared, hairless cub has tripled its birth weight in just five weeks.
She doesn’t have a name yet, and will be away from zoo visitors for about two months as she bonds with her mother.
“We can’t wait until we are able to introduce the cubs to our zoo guests, helping them learn more about this remarkable species,” Inserra said.
Aardvarks are native to sub-Saharan Africa. They have strong front legs and long claws that are adapted for digging where they spend most of the daylight hours until emerging in the evening, using their long, sticky tongue to kill ants and termites. San Diego Zoo welcomes 1st aardvark birth in years
San Diego Zoo welcomes first aardvark birth in years
SAN DIEGO (AP) — An aardvark cub born at the San Diego Zoo is doing well and developing rapidly, according to wildlife experts.
The female cub was born on May 10 and will be weaned from her mother Zola for about six months, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Coalition said this week, announcing the zoo’s first birth in nearly four decades.
“She is very active, and was using her fangs to dig like an adult aardvark just hours after she was born,” lead wildlife care specialist Carrie Insert said in the statement.
The long-eared, hairless cub has tripled its birth weight in just five weeks.
She doesn’t have a name yet, and will be away from zoo visitors for about two months read more as she bonds with her mother.
“We can’t wait until we are able to introduce the cubs to our zoo guests, helping them learn more about this remarkable species,” Inserra said.
Aardvarks are native to sub-Saharan Africa. They have strong front legs and long claws that are adapted for digging where they spend most of the daylight hours until emerging in the evening, using their long, sticky tongue to kill ants and termites .