Aardvark

eJust like a fully sick kind of animal, like pretty unique and stuff

The aardvark (Orycteropus afer, from Greek  ορυκτερόπους (orykterópous) meaning "digging footed" and afer: from Africa) is a medium-sized, burrowing,  nocturnal  mammal native to  Africa . [2]  It is the only living species of the order  Tubulidentata , [3]  although other prehistoric species and genera of Tubulidentata are known.

It is sometimes colloquially called "antbear", "anteater", or the "Cape anteater" after the Cape of Good Hope. The name comes from the Afrikaans / Dutch  [4]  for "earth pig" or "ground pig" (aarde earth/ground, varken pig), because of its burrowing habits (similar origin to the name  groundhog ). The aardvark is not related to the pig; rather, it is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order   Tubulidentata, in which it is usually considered to form one variable species of the genus  Orycteropus , the sole surviving genus in the family  Orycteropodidae. The aardvark is not closely related to the South American   anteater, despite sharing some characteristics and a superficial resemblance. [5]  The closest living relatives of the aardvark are the  elephant shrews , along with the  sirenians ,  hyraxes ,  tenrecs , and  elephants. With their extinct relatives, these animals form the superorder Afrotheria.