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  Aardwolf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) is a small mammal related to the Hyena, native to Africa.
The Aardwolf looks most like the Striped Hyena but smaller with a more pointed muzzle, sharper ears, vertical stripes, and a long mane down the middle line of the neck and back.
Aardwolf from the zoo in San Antonio, Texas
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aardwolf   (216 words)

  
 Aardwolf - Proteles cristatus
The aardwolf, aardvark, termites, hyenas, lions, and several kinds of reptiles and amphibians are some of the animals that live there.
The aardwolf's prey is termites, insect larvae, and eggs of ground nesting birds.
The aardwolf used to be considered part of the hyena family, but has been placed in a different genus because of major differences in its teeth.
www.blueplanetbiomes.org /aardwolf.htm   (1125 words)

  
 aardwolf. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The aardwolf, Proteles cristatus, resembles the true hyena but is smaller and more delicate.
The coat of the aardwolf is yellow-white with dark stripes; a ridge of hair extends down its sloping back.
It is a nocturnal, burrowing animal, inhabiting sandy plain and scrub from South Africa to Angola and Somaliland.
www.bartleby.com /65/aa/aardwolf.html   (205 words)

  
 Aardwolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Aardwolfs are mostly found in the grasslands and scrubs of Botswana, Karoo and the Northern Cape Province.
In winter, the aardwolf feeds quite extensively on Hodotermes mossambicus (these termites are primarily active in winter and can forage by day) and aardwolfs may thus be active from mid-afternoon until an hour or two after sunset at this time of the year.
Since the male and female Aardwolf are solitary, shy and elusive not much is known about their social behavior, but it is believed that mating can occur throughout the yea, but usuallyr takes place during winter and the young are born during spring.
www.wildcam.com /guides/critter.jsp?animalid=128   (885 words)

  
 Aardwolf (Night Thrasher foe)
Aardwolf made contact with another crimelord, Tyger Tiger to discuss the threat posed by the young group of superhumans.
Aardwolf convinced Thrasher into believing that the Folding Circle had captured Silhouette, and by defeating them, he would be rescuing her.
Aardwolf made his way to a Lowtown base of Tyger Tiger, only to have her betray him by sicking the Circle on him again.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/aardwolf.htm   (559 words)

  
 Lioncrusher's Domain -- Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) facts and pictures
There are two distinct populations of aardwolf in Africa, one that occurs in northeastern Sudan to southern Tanzania, and one that occurs in southern Angolia and Zambia to South Africa.
The aardwolf is the smallest and furriest of the hyenas.
Aardwolf is the african word for the "earth wolf", probably due to the fact that they dig in the dirt to unearth termites.
www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=73   (823 words)

  
 Aardwolf
The aardwolf Proteles cristatus is a poorly studied and often misunderstood carnivore of southern Africa.
The aardwolf shows a very high selectivity for certain species of termites, so Sipho and his colleagues are studying the available termite populations.
Sipho is currently characterizing the termite density, soils and vegetation of aardwolf territories.
www.iws.org /aardwolf.htm   (486 words)

  
 Aardwolf
Aardwolf is a unique multiplayer user dimension (MUD) which has been in existence for over 4 years.
Aardwolf Mud is based in a fantasy world where magic is common and there are hundreds of exotic realms to explore.
Aardwolf is a kin to a role-playing game where you have absolute control over your characters actions, and you decide what course the character will take in the game, but without having to worry about a dungeon master limiting your course of action.
www.angelfire.com /or/jaceQ/channels.html   (107 words)

  
 Aardwolf mud   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Many people on Aardwolf have made real-life friendships lasting long past their involvement in the game and there have been dozens of real life marriages between people that met while adventuring in our world.
Aardwolf reboots every week or two with new additions to the areas and enhancements to the gameplay.
While Aardwolf is free, we do have a certain number of rules based around etiquette and fair gameplay that we expect users to follow.
www.aardwolfmud.org /index.php?id=new   (1219 words)

  
 The truth about the harmless aardwolf
The aardwolf is in fact a harmless animal, says Mike Griffin, environmental scientist with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.
As large consumers of termites the aardwolf is more of an asset to farmers than a threat at all, according to Griffin.
Aardwolf, which means "earthwolf" in Afrikaans, is so named because they live in underground burrows.
www.namibian.com.na /2003/july/national/03EC601346.html   (509 words)

  
 Aardwolf slab lifter.
The danger of using any lifter for lowering panels into place on multi-story buildings is that the load can be lowered onto scaffolding or become fouled by some other obstruction, which could cause the lifter to lose its load.
The Aardwolf Lifters requires only a small movement of the slab to engage and grip the slab, which is generally well below the overbalance angle thus eliminating the danger to the operator.
The model Aardwolf 30 has a force multiplying factor of approximately 3 to 1 and very well suited for lifting very thin material.
www.aardwolf.com.au /lifterwhite.htm   (355 words)

  
 Global Hunting - Hunting Safaris and Adventures in Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific, Europe, Middel East, North ...
AARDWOLF, common name for a carnivorous quadruped, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, usually placed with the hyena in the family Hyaenidae.
Unlike the hyena, which has only four toes on its forefeet, the aardwolf has five; for this reason it sometimes is placed in a family of its own, Protelidae.
The aardwolf stands about 51 cm (about 20 in) high at the shoulder, is about 76 cm (about 2.5 ft) long, and is covered with long, coarse hair.
www.globalhunting.com /index.php3?lang=en&go=game-main&id=93   (216 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Aardwolf says to Doctor Anderson, 'The color is familiar, but it doesn't seem to have the same effects.' A dishevelled, hiccupping Scot struggles off west, staggering from side to side and singing a little song.
Aardwolf says to Doctor Anderson, 'I would think, at first, but the color is rather unnateral.' Arturo Ni'Eyrinn says kindly to Doctor Anderson, 'It all started with an earthquake remember.' 'Perhaps, magic rather than an herb at all,' Aardwolf says to Doctor Anderson.
Aardwolf says to a dishevelled, hiccupping Scot, 'I forgot that your alcohol tolerence would change the effects a bit, that should do it.' With a sly wink and a meaningful nod, a minx with an innocent smile slips away north.
www.legendmud.org /Community/lectures/mmadness2.html   (13601 words)

  
 aardwolf --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The shy, mainly nocturnal aardwolf lives on the arid plains of Africa.
The aardwolf has fewer upper and lower premolars and molars, resulting in from 28 to 32 teeth.
The shy aardwolf, or “earth wolf,” is related to the hyena.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9003205   (512 words)

  
 Aardwolf
With its loosely dispersed populations, the aardwolf is vulnerable to loss of habirar caused by human settlements encroaching onto the plains.
The preferred food of the aardwolf is the night active harvester termite during summer.
The aardwolf uses scent from it's anal glands to mark out it's territory, which may be as large as 4 sq km in desert regions.
homepage.eircom.net /~criley/profiles/mammals/aardwolf.htm   (583 words)

  
 Aardwolf - Wolf Source   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On the aardwolf's back is a strip of long dark hairs, which form an erectile mane that makes the aardwolf look bigger.
When attacked, an aardwolf raises the crest on its back, takes up a sideways stance to the attacker and emits a strong unpleasant odor from its anal glands.
Aardwolf is an Afrikaans word meaning "earth wolf", though the aardwolf is not a wolf at all, but rather a member of the family Hyaenidae.
www.wolfsource.org /aardwolf.html   (345 words)

  
 Aardwolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The aardwolf is considered an indicator species for the Somalia-Kalahari semi-desert axis, although it now occurs in two discrete populations separated by wetter woodlands in Zambia and southern Tanzania (Kingdon 1977).
The aardwolf is highly promiscuous with dominant males often gaining copulations with the females of subordinate males in neighbouring territories.
Although the aardwolf may be harvested as a food source and purposefully or accidentally killed in predator control programmes, these mortalities appear to be of little significance in areas with well established populations.
www.hyaena.ge /ardwolf.htm   (1362 words)

  
 The Aardwolf - Proteles cristatus of Southern Africa
Termites are the aardwolf's main dish and it is guided to them by its sharp hearing and keen nose.
Aardwolfs generally do not drink surface water, as they get all of their water requirements from termites.
Above the aardwolf's anus, it secretes a musky fluid from two glands, and applies a sweet-smelling substance to objects within its home range as a form of communication with other aardwolfs.
www.ecotravel.co.za /Guides/Wildlife/Vertebrates/Mammals/Smaller/Aardwolf.htm   (341 words)

  
 Aardvarks and Aardwolves of Kwandwe
Aardwolf do not have the powerful digging claws of the Aardvark, and what has been fascinating to note is that throughout the year, where an Aardvark has been found digging, an Aardwolf has often been located nearby.
Aardwolf typically use fresh Aardvark diggings to forage, and they have regularly been seen to feed on winged termites.
Aardwolf typically follow Aardvark in the driest part of late winter which is the time that both species of termite are underground.
www.wildwatch.com /magazine/feature1.asp   (806 words)

  
 Information about U.N. (Vienna) FDC: S7 VN Aardwolf: Endangered Species Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Aardwolf, or "earth wolf," is a nocturnal, burrowing animal.
The Aardwolf is widely spread throughout southern Africa and is also found in the south of Egypt and along the coast down to Tanzania.
To some, the Aardwolf may be a frightening sight, like its relative the hyena, with hunched back and forequarters higher than the hind, giving it a sinister appearance.
www.unicover.com /EA1BAFRL.htm   (437 words)

  
 The Living Desert - Aardwolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Aardwolf, which means "earthwolf" in Afrikaans, is so named because these animals live in under-ground burrows
The southern population is spread over south Africa as far south as Angola, Zambia and Mozambique.
An aardwolf may consume up to 200,000 termites in a single night.
www.livingdesert.org /animals/aardwolf.asp   (392 words)

  
 The Aardwolf Storms
The leader of the expedition, !Kweiten ta//ken, was a technophile, but sided with the !Xam, saying truthfully that all the crew had been geneered to an extent, particularly for life extension.
Before they could make preparations to investigate the clouds of reflective objects in close stellar orbit the technophile group began to build their own dome, and a state of war was declared.
The ambassador was conducted to the surface of Aardwolf by an avatar that called itself Virgil.
www.orionsarm.com /historical/Aardwolf_Storms.html   (599 words)

  
 Aardwolf mud
Aardwolf is a unique multiplayer user dimension (MUD) which has been in existence for over 8 years.
This text based environment lets you assume the role of a character you create and interact with other players and the inhabitants of a virtual world.
Aardwolf is similar to a role-playing game where you have absolute control over your characters actions, and you decide what course the character will take in the game, but without having to worry about a dungeon master limiting your course of action.
www.aardmud.org   (277 words)

  
 Aardwolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In Afrikaans, a South African language, aardwolf means "earth wolf." People often mistake the aardwolf for their carnivorous cousin, the hyena.
Aardwolfs are shy, nocturnal creatures who you don't often seen in the wild.
Both parents take care of the pups for four months, until they can forage for termites on their own.
www.pbs.org /kratts/week/10/awolf.html   (151 words)

  
 Aardwolf Networking & Web Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
AARDWOLF comes to your computer or network, at the time and day that is convenient for you.
AARDWOLF wants you to be satisfied; if we can't help you, then it's free!
AARDWOLF Web can build, maintain or update your website, and help you find an affordable home for it on the web.
www.aardwolfweb.com   (183 words)

  
 Children of Ba'alzamon- Aardwolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Aardwolf has been online over 5 years and is still undergoing constant development.
No problem, Aardwolf has been greatly enhanced but is still a ROM mud at heart.
Drop by and see why Aardwolf is the most popular ROM based mud in existence.
www.baalzamon.net /aardwolf.htm   (458 words)

  
 Slaughtered animal was rare Aardwolf
The Aardwolf, which is a small fl-striped African mammal of the hyena family, survives mainly on termites and other insects and is not capable of attacking and killing bigger animals such as goats.
In addition, information provided to The Namibian by a concerned member of the public states that the Aardwolf does not prey on mammals and that its teeth are "too small to chew meat".
But it now seems to have been a case of mistaken identity, and that the Aardwolf was an innocent victim.
www.namibian.com.na /2003/july/national/03E9A3D9E7.html   (319 words)

  
 Aardwolf Commands 'GH'
The Aardwolf skill and spell system allows you to customize your character to choose just those skills and spell groups you would like it to have.
You should be aware that each skill and spell group costs 'creation points' and the more creation points your character has the more time it will take to gain each level.
The Aardwolf help system has been arranged into categories of help files so that you can browse areas of interest.
www.webdebris.com /aardwolf/help_pages/aardhelp_g.htm   (2207 words)

  
 Resources on Aardwolf academic institutions
Aardwolf: Aardwolf is a very old mud, over 4 years old now.
The Crusaders of the Nameless One: The Crusaders are one of the numerous clans from the MUD Aardwolf.
SPOTTED HYENAS: The Aardwolf is an insectivorous Hyena found mostly in Western Africa.
mongabay.org /conservation/Aardwolf.htm   (453 words)

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