Aardvark is a 4-star creature card from the Space Age. Aardvarks dig open ant and termite nests at night with powerful claws.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +12% chance of a free dig |
| Uncommon | 2 | +21.6% chance of a free dig |
| Rare | 5 | +36% chance of a free dig |
| Epic | 10 | +54% chance of a free dig |
| Legendary | 20 | +84% chance of a free dig |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: The aardvark lives in Africa south of the Sahara.
- Uncommon: Its name means earth pig in Afrikaans.
- Rare: It digs into ant and termite nests with strong claws.
- Epic: It catches insects with a long sticky tongue.
- Legendary: Its old burrows become homes for many other animals.
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Field guide
| Size | Body about 1–1.6 m long; weighs about 40–80 kg |
| Nest | Burrows up to about 6 m long, sometimes with eight or more entrances |
| Diet | Mostly ants and termites, swept up with a long sticky tongue |
| Defence | Digs to hide, or fights back with its large front claws |
| Active | Night; walks about 2–5 km while foraging |
| Lifespan | Up to about 18 years in the wild |
| Where it lives | Sub-Saharan Africa, except the western and central rainforests |
Did you know?
- It prefers grassland and savanna with plenty of ants and termites, and avoids hard or rocky soil.
- Large, well-established burrows may be shared by two or three aardvarks.
- Lions, hyenas and leopards are among its predators.
Sources: animaldiversity.org