Aardwolf During more than 4000 miles of nighttime spotlight surveys of thegrasslands of the Reserve, Sipho observed only four aardwolves! http://www.iws.org/aardwolf.htm
Extractions: Aardwolf The aardwolf Proteles cristatus is a poorly studied and often misunderstood carnivore of southern Africa. The Institute for Wildlife Studies currently cooperates with the Malolotja Nature Reserve in Swaziland in their study of the nocturnal Aardwolf. Inclement weather is a standard experience at Malolotja, especially during the late afternoons, which then makes it difficult for visual observations of the animals. Wildlife researcher Sipho Nana Matsebula, working under the direction of Dr. Ara Monadjem of the University of Swaziland, has only seen the elusive aardwolf a few times. However, he also kept detailed records of other nocturnal animals occurring in the reserve: primarily the black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), followed by serval, caracal, slender mongoose and the large spotted genet. During more than 4000 miles of nighttime spotlight surveys of the grasslands of the Reserve, Sipho observed only four aardwolves! Nighttime observations (sunset to midnight) of active dens and middens (i.e. latrines) were conducted for a total of 21 nights, but unfortunately no aardwolf was seen. Daytime walks have also been conducted to identify signs of aardwolf occupation. More than 15 000 hectares of the reserve have now been searched for possible aardwolf signs. In his latest report, Sipho writes: "Although sightings of the animals are very limited, new and active signs of their presence are being identified and recorded. Seven territories have been found so far, of which six are active. All these territories are located in open grasslands. All of them have a river or a small stream running through them. They are all found between hills or next to hills. Combined, these territories cover an area of about 1 400 hectares which is about 8% of the total area of the reserve. "
Merriam-Webster Online Cryptozoology.com At first me and my father agreed that they must have been aardwolves but then thoughtto ourselves that the hyenas would not allow another species to join in http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=aardwolves
Untitled Document The only cited study of any carnivore s ability to detect termites is from fieldobservations of aardwolves (Proteles cristatus) in Africa turning upwinc. http://nature.berkeley.edu/lewis/doghtml.html
Extractions: EVALUATION OF DOG-ASSISTED SEARCHES AND ELECTRONIC ODOR DEVICES FOR DETECTING THE WESTERN SUBTERRAN TERMITE (ISOPTERA: RHINOTERMITIDAE) VERNARD R. LEWIS, CALVIN F. FOUCHE and RICHARD L. LEMASTER materials and methods results and discussion literature cited footnotes ... figures 1, 2 and 3 ABSTRACT Termite detection in structures is done almost exclusively by visual searches. In California alone, over 1.4 million inspections are conducted each year (1). Depending solely on visual searches to detect termites often results in missed inspections due to oversights and inability to search inaccessible areas. Some estimates suggest that inaccessible areas in homes, i.e., subareas, attics, and covered walls may exceed 45% of the total area searched during inspection (2). Acoustic emission (AK) detection has shown promise in laboratory investigations (5, 6,10,12,14, 16, 18, 20). Unfortunately, this technology is only useful for locations within boards. Improvements in sensor probes are needed to minimize damage to wall coverings and for probing areas within boards, deep below the surface. In addition, field verification studies are needed. AE technology is currently not commercially ava~lable. Future detection methods that may allow for the non-destructive searching of entire walls include microwaves, infrared, and laser technologies (11). Two additional non-visual detection methods are being marketed, dog-assisted termite searches using beagles and electronic odor devices. Both methods exploit gases given offby subterranean termites. The use of dogs for detecting insects is not a new innovation to entomology. Dogs have been used to detect gypsy moth, Porthetria dispar (L.), egg cases (21) and screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), larvae (22).
The Truth About The Harmless Aardwolf Termites are unable to tolerate light, and come out in the late afternoon to eveningin dense columns when aardwolves lap them up with their long sticky tongues http://www.namibian.com.na/2003/july/national/03EC601346.html
Extractions: Thursday, August 14, 2003 - Web posted at 8:01:18 GMT The truth about the harmless aardwolf MAGGI BARNARD THE smallest and relatively unknown member of the hyena family, the aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), was in the news last week when one was killed in the Oshana Region. The animal was wrongly blamed for livestock deaths in the Okatyali Constituency. The aardwolf is in fact a harmless animal, says Mike Griffin, environmental scientist with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. "They don't cause any damage to farmers". Weighing only 10kg, compared to 45-75kg of a hyena, the aardwolf only feeds on termites and other insects. It is impossible for them to kill livestock, such as goats. Griffin says they do have "nice canine teeth", but would not kill livestock for food reasons. "They are not able to chew meat". The only time an aardwolf would attack a goat is when it is suffering from rabies. The reason why there was a general misconception among farmers that the aardwolf kill livestock is because they are often seen at carcasses. "They are attracted to carcasses because they know they might find insects there".
Yowie Zoo - Glossary Of Terms: Page 9 This suborder comprises cats, hyenas, aardwolves, civets and mongooses,etc. It is divided into three families Felidae (34 species http://www.angelfire.com/yt/nzyowie/zoo_glossary9.html
Extractions: Sub-Family Crocodylinae: One of three sub-families in the Family Crocodylidae of the Order Crocodilia of reptiles, the other two being Alligatorinae (alligators and caymans) and Tomistominae (false gavials). This sub-family contains the true crocodiles, which have 14 of 15 teeth on each side of the mouth. There are two Yowies from this sub-family: the Fresh-Water Crocodile from Series Two and the Salt-Water Crocodile from UK Series 1. Sub-Order: Animals from some orders are divided into sub-orders. Not every order has sub-orders. Those orders that do usually have two or three sub-orders. Animals in a sub-order generally have a particular feature of features which distinguish them from animals in other sub-orders. For example, whales (in the Order Cetacea) are divided between those which have teeth and those which do not.
Les Semaines 00.05.21 No aardwolves. No aardwolves 3 lately, where have they all been? Their addressis aardwolves Lower Afganistan, BC Canada I wonder if they re coming home? http://www.sff.net/people/neile/semaines/2000/0521.htp
Extractions: what I'm writing ... retrospective: The Phonosnout Trying to get back on track after my last few crazy weeks, but events aren't really cooperating. We haven't been very social recently, which has helped but I still manage to spend a lot of time not catching up on things, not working, and my e-mail inbox has reached unprecedented mass. Very embarrassing. I shudder to think what's hidden in there. I haven't heard from my publisher since early in the week, so I'm thinking that the book really has gone to press. I hope so. It's funny, I'm scared to e-mail or phone and ask just in case it hasn't and there has been some delay. I believe it has gone to press. I want it to have gone to press. It will definitely be June before I see it, though. Maybe July. That means it's time for me to start setting up some readings. Argh. I hate this part of it allthe self-promotion part. The inviting myself places part. I'm used to it, but still don't like it. I really had better get started. I wish I had the money to do a real book tour of some kind, but I haven't and I'm not good at contacting people I don't know to do this, though I'd better gear myself up to get started. This is me. This is my book. Here, world, take it. But I have to. I'm ambitious for this book; it's an ambitious book. I like to think it's visceral enough to capture any audience and intellectual enough to capture those who want to delve deeper, to study the mysteries. And that it's mysterious enough for those who don't like things laid out but clear enough so that it's not simply vague. I know audiences at my readings have responded well to the poems, it's just a matter of how well they work together on the printed page in this particular organization.
Les Semaines 00.07.30 All my thoughts are entirely nonsensical. I like aardwolves, wolverines, andwombats. I hate philosophy, plates and Caesar. Liberation for aardwolves. http://www.sff.net/people/neile/semaines/2000/0730.htp
Extractions: what I'm writing ... retrospective: The Phonosnout With the real true publication of my book (it hasn't shown up in any bookstores that I know of yet, even online ones but I've got multiple copies now, so it must be true) to some friends I said "picture me sitting on the floor, surrounded by books, grinning and gloating". That's how I feel. This is one of the biggest rewards of the work. There's the thrill of first draft rush sometimes, and the thrill of getting a line, a poem, a group of poems, a manuscript, finally right, of accomplishment when you actually print something out to send it out in the mail, but there's nothing like seeing your work in print, and once you've seen it in magazines, there's nothing like seeing your own collection. Each book represents years of work, and there are few things that actually give you something physical to hold in your hand as a reward for that kind of work. It makes me recognize the word Robin Skelton introduced me to, makar
Login To BioOne regarding mammalian higherlevel interrelationships, it is fairly certain that neitherechidnas (Prototheria), numbats (Metatheria), aardwolves (Carnivora) nor http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-document&issn=0003-1569&volume=041&iss
Login To BioOne Blackbacked jackals may compete with aardwolves (Proteles cristatus), bat-earedfoxes (Otocyon megalotis), Cape foxes (Vulpes chama), golden jackals, side http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-document&issn=0076-3519&volume=715&iss
Our Wildlife Guide Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) Smallest of the hyena family, aardwolves subsistalmost entirely on harvester termites and, unlike their more predatory http://www.wild-africa.co.uk/our_wildlife_guide.htm
Extractions: Busy? Click here for our safaris at a glance Subscribe to our e-newsletter We have put together a simple wildlife guide for you, featuring the main species to be found in East and Southern Africa, with their typical behavior, habitat, preferred diet, the variation of species, and where to find them in an attempt to help you plan your safari, making sure you visit the best wildlife wildernesses to see the wildlife that has captured your imagination. Lion (Panthera leo) - Africa's largest cat, the lion lives in prides of up to 30, the core of which is 4 to 12 related females which remain in the pride for life. Males form coalitions and defend the female groups from foreign males. Lions are strictly territorial, defending ranges of between 50 and 400sq km, depending on the terrain and the density of prey species. Young males are ousted from the pride at the age of two or three, and enter a period of nomadism which ends around five years old when they are large enough to take over a pride of their own. Lions hunt as a group but whether they actually co-operate is difficult to determine. They will kill anything, including elephant in extreme cases, but large herbivores such as wildebeest, zebra and buffalo are the mainstay of their diet. Although they rarely attack unless provoked, lions are extremely dangerous, and do occasionally kill people. Take warnings seriously, and stay in your vehicle in the national parks.
Subject Info-Mac Digest V15 84 MIME-Version 1.0 Content-Type 9 May 1997 022820 0700 From N.Green@derby.ac.uk Subject * Aardwolf 1.2.1 forKaleido 1.5 Here s the latest version of the aardwolves for Kaleidoscope 1.5 http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/per/im/infomacv15/infomacv1
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Aardwolf Zimbabwe. aardwolves are sometimes killed on the roads because of theirtendency to stand still when confronted with a bright light. http://psj.co.za/vicfalls/env/aardwolf.htm
K5 - Mud aardwolf MUD. MUDpage. aboutaard Aardwolf. ( Proteles cristatus ).aardwolves live in the savannas of central and southeastern Africa. http://www.geo.ut.ee/~kallu/k5/mud.php?section=aboutaard
DINOSAURS & TERMITES A number of extant groups, including pangolins, aardvarks, echidnas, numbats,myrmecophagids (true anteaters), aardwolves and the sloth bear, feed http://www.cmnh.org/dinoarch/1999Mar/msg00709.html
Extractions: Date Prev Date Next Thread Prev Thread Next ... Author Index To dinosaur@usc.edu Subject From darren.naish@port.ac.uk Date : Wed, 24 Mar 1999 16:09:18 GMT0BST Cc darren.naish@port.ac.uk t.naish@mdlmarinas.co.uk Tetanurae@aol.com pharrinj@plu.edu ... m_troutman@hotmail.com Reply-To darren.naish@port.ac.uk Sender owner-dinosaur@usc.edu Prev by Date: RE: up!up!and away! Next by Date: Allosaur in Germany Prev by thread: Re: Disney's Dinosaur Movie Next by thread: Allosaur in Germany Indexes: DINOSAUR-1999Mar by date DINOSAUR-1999Mar by thread DINOSAUR-1999Mar by subject DINOSAUR-1999Mar by author
ENO Chat 21 MAR 1213 PM Rowan Beamish what r aardwolves then. 1218 PM MikaVanhanen how many aardwolves there are in Southa Africa, Janet? http://eno.joensuu.fi/chats/210301.htm
Extractions: Issue: Aardwolf [12:00 PM Terrence AISG CN]: hello everyone! [12:01 PM Timo Eno FI]: Hello! [12:01 PM Naiqu AISG CN]: hi [12:01 PM Amanda AISG CN]: Hi. [12:01 PM Terrence AISG CN]: hello [12:02 PM Eno1 FI]: Hello everyone!!! [12:02 PM Naiqu AISG CN]: im also from finland [12:02 PM Caitlin Sharp]: hi all [12:02 PM Kirk Bergen]: Hello Janet and everyone. [12:02 PM Amanda AISG CN]: My name's Amanda, I'm from Korea. Nice to meet you all. [12:02 PM Hao Lu]: oops [12:03 PM Pekka Eno FI]: Hello everybody ! I am Pekka [12:03 PM Pasi Eno FI]: Hello [12:03 PM Kirk Bergen]: Mrs. Snow, we can begin whenever your ready. [12:03 PM Rowan Beamish]: hi to all [12:03 PM Mika Vanhanen]: Good midday to you all from Finland! [12:03 PM Eno1 FI]: our names are Ville and Antti [12:03 PM Kirk Bergen]: Hi [12:03 PM Caitlin Sharp]: hi [12:03 PM Rowan Beamish]: hang on a sec [12:04 PM Janet Snow]: It is lovely to see so many people entering this chat. We will have to try to stick to the theme to be able to all keep up with the discussion.
Termitophages References Richardson, P., C. Levitan. 1994. Tolerance of aardwolves to defense secretionsof Trinervitermes trinervoides. J. Mammol., 75 8491. Sheppe, W. 1970. http://www.utoronto.ca/forest/termite/eatsrefs.htm
Extractions: Myrmecophagy References Macrotermes michaelseni , with special reference to its subterranean colonies and ant predators. Physiol. Ecol. Japan, 22: 59-74. Tachyglossus aculeatus (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae). J. Zool., Lond., 226: 243-257. Tachyglossus aculeatus ) (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae): a test of foraging efficiency in captive and free-ranging animals. J. Zool., Lond., 225: 481-493. Agbogba, C. 1992. Settlement in the prey termite nest by the ponerine ant Pachycondyla caffraria (Smith), and tandem running signal analysis for the following ant. J. Ethol., 10: 133-137. Proteles cristatus . J. Zool., Lond., 228: 423-434. Cumming, M. S. 1996. Behavioral and ecological aspects of nuptial flights of the termitophilous phorids Termitophilomyia zimbraunsi and Mesopathusa modesta (Diptera: Phoridae) in Zimbabwe. J. Zool., 239: 675-690. Dalponte, J. C. 1998. Diet of the hoary fox, Lycalopex vetulus , in Mato Grosso, central Brazil. Mammalia, 61: 537-546. Dufour, D. 1987. Insects as food: A case study from the northwest Amazon. Am. Anthropol., 89: 383-397. Chlamydosaurus kingii ) in northern Australia. Aus. J. Ecol., 21: 386-398.
Safari Camp Updates - January 2004 Additionally, most of the pups of the BlackBacked Jackals, Bat-eared Foxes andaardwolves have reached an age where they are not confined to their dens, but http://www.eyesonafrica.net/Production/updates/upd_jan04.htm
Extractions: I have been closely monitoring the Okavango flood this year, as I always do, and we have some dramatic developements. The flood figures of today, 10 February 2004 are 690 cusecs as measured at Mohembo on the Okavango River just as it enters Botswana. This is a figure last reached in 1984 on the 20 February 1994. In other words, the amount of water in the system is higher than on the same date in that benchmark year. This is incredibly exciting, and in fact Professor Spike McCarthy wants to rush up here to see it. The ecological implications are great, but I will not go into detail as you know most of the benefits anyway. Suffice to say, you may want to consider letting your readers know that one of the world's great freshwater habitats is going to be resplendant this year. It will entail some logistical headaches, but I have been meeting with the concession managers and they realise that we must just plan ahead and equip ourselves for this. In fact, this will just mean some grand opportunities for our guests.
Big Cat Diary - Governors Camps Harvester termites form the principle diet of Bat Eared Foxes and aardwolves a specialisedinsectivorous Hyenid yet we do not see aardwolves that often perhaps http://www.governorscamp.com/diary/archives/november2003.htm
Extractions: Archive The Easterly wind prevails with rain clouds building up in the afternoons, a few drops of rain and then dinner again under the stars. More grassland areas in the Musiara plain have been burnt this month with opportune Lilac breasted Rollers, Pallid Harriers, Black Shouldered Kites and Tawny Eagles claiming such unfortunate small mammals, reptiles and insects that get caught up in the furnaces of mankind. Small green shoots were showing through literally within 24 hours after the small amounts off rain we have had and very quickly Zebra and Thomson Gazelle will be seen on these burnt patches along with Wart Hog and young. Elephant in small family units are being seen in the Marsh and woodland areas of the river and again frequenting the camps with one young male that comes into IL Moran with the staff forever turning off the garden taps. Other interesting aspects to record being seen: On the 26th a Marsh Mongoose was seen near the Musiara swamp these are more specialized than their relatives in that they have adapted to exploit a wide range of swampy conditions and can often be seen wading into shallow muddy water and feeling with their feet for prey, they are well covered with thick, shaggy dark brown fur but have naked palms with short sleek fur over their long fingered hands and feet. On the 19th in the walking area close to the Hyena den where there are a mass of coughed up fur pellets.
BiologySeek.com Hyaenidae sectionb/b1_carnivores/02_richardson_anderson.html Information on the aardwolf,and proper procedures for catching wild aardwolves using tranquilizing darts http://www.biologyseek.com/categories/Science__Biology__Flora_and_Fauna__Animali
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