Burrows and Digging
A Night Inside an Active Aardvark Burrow
How a burrow gets dug, how deep it runs, and why the next tenant is rarely another aardvark.
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Burrows and Digging: What the Field Data Actually Shows
A single aardvark can maintain a dozen or more burrows across its home range. This section covers how those tunnels are built, how deep they run, and why so many other species end up moving in after the original digger leaves.
Related reading: Aardvark Facts and Aardvark Behaviour, or head back to the Aardvark.com homepage for the full site.
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