Hyenas! 12 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know, Plus Photo Gallery
Hyena fact 8: Aardwolves are about the size of a large housecat and feed almost exclusively on ants and termites (note the hairless muzzle). An aardwolf can consume 300,000 termites in a single feeding.
Despite the fact that aardwolves are specialized insect eaters, ignorance prevails: Aardwolves are shot on sight and poisoned by farmers who believe that these diminutive animals prey on livestock.
Pictured: Aardwolf
