{"id":87247,"date":"2025-07-24T00:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T00:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/87247\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T00:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T00:14:16","slug":"adorable-aardvark-burrowing-away-like-its-nobodys-business-is-stealing-hearts-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/87247\/","title":{"rendered":"Adorable Aardvark Burrowing Away Like It\u2019s Nobody\u2019s Business Is Stealing Hearts Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adorable Aardvark Burrowing Away Like It\u2019s Nobody\u2019s Business Is Stealing Hearts Everywhere<\/a> originally appeared on PetHelpful<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are unfamiliar with aardvarks<\/a>, then you should be. These adorable creatures with their big eyes and their long snouts are amazing diggers and can burrow into the ground like it\u2019s nobody\u2019s business.<\/p>\n

As this video shows, watching one of these incredible creatures get to work is a wonderful spectacle to behold. It\u2019s also just as cute as can be!<\/p>\n

Just look at that adorable guy go! He is just digging away like he was born to do this. Also, notice his ears. How cute are they? Is it really any surprise to learn that this aardvark\u2019s name is Dobby?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, this adorable aardvark with his massive, cute, elf-like ears is named after everybody\u2019s favorite house elf from Harry Potter.<\/p>\n

Related: Tilli the Aardvark’s Excitement Over Snack Time Is How We All Feel About Food<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Instagram user zslwhipsnadezoo, who posted this adorable video, in addition to being still cute and fun to watch, aardvarks are actually a very important part of the ecosystem in their natural habitat, because of their digging.<\/p>\n

They wrote, \u201cAardvark burrows play an important role in protecting wildlife during high temperatures and wildfires, providing refuge for around 27 other species, including hyenas, African wild dogs, and porcupines.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aardvarks Are Fascinating Creatures<\/p>\n

Aardvarks are mammals that are native to the continent of Africa. These \u201cearth pigs<\/a>\u201d have mighty claws and powerful hind legs that they can use to burrow underground to find termite mounds, and they will use their long snouts to suck up termites.<\/p>\n

Their rabbit-like ears and kangaroo tail make them some of the more interesting creatures that anyone could ever hope to lay eyes on. Interestingly, when aardvarks give birth, their babies come into the world looking like saggy, wet donkeys<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They can also grow to be pretty big. They can be up to 3.5 to 4.5 feet tall and more than 7 feet long from the end of their snout to the tip of their tail! And they can weigh up to nearly 180 pounds.<\/p>\n

They are very slow creatures, and they are prey animals as well, with big cats, African wild dogs, pythons, and occasionally humans all posing a threat to them. However, they are not an endangered species, with the IUCN classifying them as \u201cleast concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

These master diggers are also very elusive creatures and are pretty spread out across sub-Saharan Africa, which often keeps them safe from different issues in various regions.<\/p>\n

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Adorable Aardvark Burrowing Away Like It\u2019s Nobody\u2019s Business Is Stealing Hearts Everywhere<\/a> first appeared on PetHelpful on Jul 23, 2025<\/p>\n

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