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Which African mammal is known for using a long snout and sticky tongue to eat ants and termites?

Answer: Aardvark

Bonus fact: The aardvark is a nocturnal burrowing mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.

The word “aardvark” comes from Afrikaans and literally means what?

Answer: Earth pig

Bonus fact: The Afrikaans words aarde and vark mean “earth” and “pig.”

The aardvark is the only living species in which mammalian order?

Answer: Tubulidentata

Bonus fact: Tubulidentata is represented today by a single living species, the aardvark.

Compared with most crocodiles, an alligator typically has a broader snout shaped more like which letter?

Answer: U

Bonus fact: Alligators generally have broader, rounder snouts than crocodiles.

Besides the United States, which country is home to the world’s other living species of alligator?

Answer: China

Bonus fact: The two living alligator species are the American alligator and the Chinese alligator.

When an alligator closes its mouth, what usually happens to the large fourth tooth in its lower jaw?

Answer: It fits into a socket and is hidden

Bonus fact: In alligators, the large fourth lower tooth is generally hidden when the mouth is closed, unlike in crocodiles.

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