Yeah that was one of the reasons I didn’t like Arthur as a kid was that I knew what an aardvark looked like and that was no aardvark, so I felt cheated.
@@HaightTheGreat there’s actually a good story behind the the dictionary i used, it was actually my dads that he stole from the navy. In faded letters on the side it even says “PROP. OF U.S NAVY”
"It was lovely to see him interact with the goats" Me watching the video: the aardvark is at the other end of the hall minding his business, eating ants the whole time.
They sort of are, anteaters are in Superorder Xenarthra with sloths and armadillos, it is the sister clade to Superorder Afrotheria (which has a lot, shrews, elephants, manatees/dugongs, tenerecs) Aardvarks are Order Tubulidentata ---------------------------------- Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Superorder Afrotheria (sister clade to Xenarthra): Clade Afroinsectiphilia Order Afrosoricida ----Suborder Tenrecomorpha Family Potamogalidae: otter shrews; 3 species in 2 genera Family Tenrecidae: tenrecs; 31 extant species in 8 genera †Incertae familiae: Genus Plesiorycteropus; extinct aardvark-like tenrec relatives from the Late Pleistocene/Holocene of Madagascar ----Suborder Chrysochloridea Family Chrysochloridae: golden moles; about 21 species in 9 genera Order Macroscelidea: elephant shrews (according to some recent data part of Afroinsectiphilia) ⭐ Order Tubulidentata: aardvark (according to some recent data part of Afroinsectiphilia) †Order Ptolemaiida: extinct carnivorous mammals, probably closely related to aardvarks. Clade Paenungulata I suggest Aron Ra's 50 part series 'Systematic Classification of Life' to learn more about phylogeny
They sort of are, anteaters are in Superorder Xenarthra with sloths and armadillos, it is the sister clade to Superorder Afrotheria (which has a lot, shrews, elephants, manatees/dugongs, tenerecs) Aardvarks are Order Tubulidentata ---------------------------------- Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Superorder Afrotheria (sister clade to Xenarthra): Clade Afroinsectiphilia Order Afrosoricida ----Suborder Tenrecomorpha Family Potamogalidae: otter shrews; 3 species in 2 genera Family Tenrecidae: tenrecs; 31 extant species in 8 genera †Incertae familiae: Genus Plesiorycteropus; extinct aardvark-like tenrec relatives from the Late Pleistocene/Holocene of Madagascar ----Suborder Chrysochloridea Family Chrysochloridae: golden moles; about 21 species in 9 genera Order Macroscelidea: elephant shrews (according to some recent data part of Afroinsectiphilia) ⭐ Order Tubulidentata: aardvark (according to some recent data part of Afroinsectiphilia) †Order Ptolemaiida: extinct carnivorous mammals, probably closely related to aardvarks. Clade Paenungulata I suggest Aron Ra's 50 part series 'Systematic Classification of Life' to learn more about phylogeny
It's funny how Ruth looks intensely inquisitive about the Aardvark, & then she goes & hides behind her human friend! Thank you for sharing the adventures of the Tiny Goats 😄💓
How very cool. I haven't seen an aardvark like forever. Quite the snout! Glad the animals are getting to socialize. Thanks so much for sharing. I often envy your job.
It must have been really hard for the keepers to experience losing their friends while working at the zoo. Salute to hard working and loving zoo keepers.
Was that aardvark trained to target that blue wand? I think it's really cool how we can train even non-domesticated species and a really good argument to people who refuse to humanely manage their pets.
+Martha Champagne: Oh yeah, "The Zoo" on Animal Planet (Bronx Zoo in NYC). I found that quite impressive as well. Animal Planet recently started showing another zoo documentary show that's also quite good, called "The Secret Life of the Zoo", about the Chester Zoo in England.
@@kennethsatria6607 Actually, recent studies are showing that we may have MASSIVELY underestimated croc intelligence in the part, but nothing conclusive yet.
I would love to see you guys do a video about how you use positive reinforcement with the zoo animals. It was interesting watching the handler have aardvark target the stick and get treats from that tube.
Apart from the missing scales, it looks quite similar to a pangolin, claws, snout, tounge and all. I would have assumed they are closer related than a cat and a walrus..
@Cliff Warden I've never "owned" a cat, but I have been owned by several! I only exist to serve their needs. The most recent kitty just showed up one day and claimed us. Weird because I live off-grid in wilderness, closest neighbors are more than a mile away and they hate cats. We think she came from a community 6 miles from here and was able to survive predators and crossing a highway to get here. She found the right place! We love her.
Christina no ur cat isn't related to a walrus! She used this to mean that house cats can be related to other animals whereas aardvark s genetically aren't related to other animals! Fun fact house cats share 95% of their DNA with tigers!
Happy Resurrection day (Easter) 2022! These darling videos are timeless! I love watching the goats visit the other animals! Thank you, and God bless us all-and the critters, too!
I would love a goat for a pet but not sure about an Aardvark. I love the way you considerately socialise animals that have mutually exclusive habitats in the in the wild.
Southern Africa certainly has some interesting animals. There is the Aardvark (Earthpig) and then the Aardwolf (Earthwolf - Proteles crostata)) which is one of the four species of Hyena and yet its main diet is insects and mainly ants.
If I could have any animal as a pet that isn’t a common pet it would be a goat. They are just adorable animals. I like the sounds they make and I know this sounds ridiculous but I like how they smell.
Andy Ward Your instincts are right on. Can't speak for all goats, but the breeds I've known are intelligent, very clever and entertaining. The females are delicate and curious, and only when they have been bred do they stink for a while. The males are also intelligent , but smell wretched, are good natured but can be very destructive, and they mark on their own legs. Some owners swear they intentionally urinate on their own beards.
aardvarks eat cucumbers as well as ants they dig up a special kind of cucumber that grows underground and its the only thing they eat which isnt ants and termites
Fire Mac Aodhagain: I wondered that, too. It was "successful" in that nobody completely ran away and hid, and nobody injured anyone. Otherwise, it seemed a little lacking in cordiality and interest.
I agree. I understand trying to kerp the animals occupied and ensuring they don't hurt each other, but when the aardvark wished to investigate and was not aggravated or overexcited, it was unnecessary to shove the bottle in its face. It was okay to left him walk closer. The handler had a good hold on the goats and it would have been fairly safe to let them investigate closer.
Super videos! I Always recommend to biopark here in Rome to do these interspecies visits. That break the monotono of many individuals that are the worst enemy in captivity
I used to love the Aardvark cartoon ... I love your videos
Didn't realize how big aardvarks were.
Me to
@@Flamingo.1 too*
They aren't. The goats are both quite small.
They said the aardvark is 150 lbs! That's the size of a human. I thought they were cat sized.
It's neat how dainty its walk is for such a big animal.
never use the word dainty again
@@philipkasimir5835 Your tolerance for the word Dainty is dainty
It’s environment is dusty and sandy. Which is surprising since small surface displacement is would make you sink…
It's steps are dainty to prevent stepping on its meal...Tiny little moist ants.
Aardvarks are such interesting looking guys
Almost like the single-minded nerd eating from test tubes in the chem lab ;)
@@actsrv9 Now I'm picturing Cedric Sneer eating from the ant tube.
They look like they’re straight out of a fantasy graphic novel.
@@crisptomato9495 that’s what the kids call a ‘deep cut’
They look very fluffy, I want to pet one
He looks like he couldn't care less about anything but that tube of food
Wait. Aardvarks can dig through rocks and concrete?! I clearly didnt give Arthur's punch enough credit. He should've _DEMOLISHED_ D.W.
But DW is also an aardvark so it cancels out
Item:Aardvark hide
100% Increased resistance to other aardvark attacks and older brothers
I thought Arthur was a bear this whole time lol
Yeah that was one of the reasons I didn’t like Arthur as a kid was that I knew what an aardvark looked like and that was no aardvark, so I felt cheated.
Nelson DeStefano saaaame
She was definitely "What is that!"I wish they would make more of these!!!🥰
Aardvarks are the first word in the dictionary. Aardvarks eat ants. This concludes my knowledge of aardvarks.
And words
@@bigfloppa5731 been awhile since i opened a dictionary.
@@bigfloppa5731 The first word really ought to be "a"! There's also "aa", which is a kind of lava.
@@HaightTheGreat there’s actually a good story behind the the dictionary i used, it was actually my dads that he stole from the navy. In faded letters on the side it even says “PROP. OF U.S NAVY”
@@bigfloppa5731 nice👍🏾
The aardvark walks around like a kid in their first pair of high heels!! 👠👡
great analogy. the workshop is now back open from the bombing
"It was lovely to see him interact with the goats"
Me watching the video: the aardvark is at the other end of the hall minding his business, eating ants the whole time.
That lovely Aardvark moves very gracefully, and with determination.......
That aardvark can strut
I always thought they were related to anteaters, but I looked it up and they're not. How weird! Convergent evolution is mind blowing.
Why is everything evolving into crabs?
Search UA-cam.
ravenzpeak you disgust me. anteaters are the spawn of satan
They sort of are, anteaters are in Superorder Xenarthra with sloths and armadillos, it is the sister clade to Superorder Afrotheria (which has a lot, shrews, elephants, manatees/dugongs, tenerecs)
Aardvarks are Order Tubulidentata
----------------------------------
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Superorder Afrotheria (sister clade to Xenarthra):
Clade Afroinsectiphilia
Order Afrosoricida
----Suborder Tenrecomorpha
Family Potamogalidae: otter shrews; 3 species in 2 genera
Family Tenrecidae: tenrecs; 31 extant species in 8 genera
†Incertae familiae: Genus Plesiorycteropus; extinct aardvark-like tenrec relatives from the Late Pleistocene/Holocene of Madagascar
----Suborder Chrysochloridea
Family Chrysochloridae: golden moles; about 21 species in 9 genera
Order Macroscelidea: elephant shrews (according to some recent data part of Afroinsectiphilia)
⭐ Order Tubulidentata: aardvark (according to some recent data part of Afroinsectiphilia)
†Order Ptolemaiida: extinct carnivorous mammals, probably closely related to aardvarks.
Clade Paenungulata
I suggest Aron Ra's 50 part series 'Systematic Classification of Life' to learn more about phylogeny
They sort of are, anteaters are in Superorder Xenarthra with sloths and armadillos, it is the sister clade to Superorder Afrotheria (which has a lot, shrews, elephants, manatees/dugongs, tenerecs)
Aardvarks are Order Tubulidentata
----------------------------------
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Superorder Afrotheria (sister clade to Xenarthra):
Clade Afroinsectiphilia
Order Afrosoricida
----Suborder Tenrecomorpha
Family Potamogalidae: otter shrews; 3 species in 2 genera
Family Tenrecidae: tenrecs; 31 extant species in 8 genera
†Incertae familiae: Genus Plesiorycteropus; extinct aardvark-like tenrec relatives from the Late Pleistocene/Holocene of Madagascar
----Suborder Chrysochloridea
Family Chrysochloridae: golden moles; about 21 species in 9 genera
Order Macroscelidea: elephant shrews (according to some recent data part of Afroinsectiphilia)
⭐ Order Tubulidentata: aardvark (according to some recent data part of Afroinsectiphilia)
†Order Ptolemaiida: extinct carnivorous mammals, probably closely related to aardvarks.
Clade Paenungulata
I suggest Aron Ra's 50 part series 'Systematic Classification of Life' to learn more about phylogeny
It's funny how Ruth looks intensely inquisitive about the Aardvark, & then she goes & hides behind her human friend! Thank you for sharing the adventures of the Tiny Goats 😄💓
How very cool. I haven't seen an aardvark like forever.
Quite the snout! Glad the animals are getting to socialize.
Thanks so much for sharing. I often envy your job.
Very interesting, and actually kinda graceful walking gate that the aardvark has.
That was an uncomplicated pleasure to watch.
Love this content and I especially loved that the interaction was facilitated but not forced. Subscribed!
It must have been really hard for the keepers to experience losing their friends while working at the zoo. Salute to hard working and loving zoo keepers.
An aardvark looks like a cross between a kangaroo, a pig, and an opossum.
And I'm seeing some armadillo in there too.😀
Cute at the end how the 2nd goat comes up to the handler for a hug after it sees the 1st goat get one :)
He walks so delicately like he's tiptoeing!!
Grant Elder
Taking care of all these animals seems like Aardvark.
O.O I thought they were like the size of armadillos.
Was that aardvark trained to target that blue wand? I think it's really cool how we can train even non-domesticated species and a really good argument to people who refuse to humanely manage their pets.
i saw one zoo on tv that had trained their crocodiles to line up and space out for feeding time. it helped minimize injuries.
+Martha Champagne: Oh yeah, "The Zoo" on Animal Planet (Bronx Zoo in NYC). I found that quite impressive as well. Animal Planet recently started showing another zoo documentary show that's also quite good, called "The Secret Life of the Zoo", about the Chester Zoo in England.
it's amazing how hunger will make one cooperative. :-P
@@nowvoyagerNE Hunger and a bit of order and management, but crocs while instinctive do have some smarts
@@kennethsatria6607 Actually, recent studies are showing that we may have MASSIVELY underestimated croc intelligence in the part, but nothing conclusive yet.
All 3 are precious little souls! ❤❤❤
What the heck, I thought ardvarks were the size of a big bunny
Google "largest bunny" then
You're not thinking of armadillos, are you?
3:06 please sir do you have any ants
the world could use more aardvarks, they're cute and they eat ants, what's not to love?
yep i agree . plus there so beautiful to look at ..
I am gonna die! That little goat is just the cutest! I also love aardvarks . . . . for some reason I just can't fathom myself.
DreamDancer82: you sound perfectly nice and normal to me! But don't die, or you'll miss more of these cute animal vids.
Thank you ladies you have a nice job!!!working with animals much better than with people
*Goats:* Oh lawd, he coming.
We have so many ants we could probably keep one of these well fed for some time:)
There are 16000 species of ants
I would love to see you guys do a video about how you use positive reinforcement with the zoo animals. It was interesting watching the handler have aardvark target the stick and get treats from that tube.
When a new dog shows up at the dog park...
Love the way they all want to get up close and personal!
Thank you for the video! Its nice to see animals explore and be taken care of so well.
Aardvarks and tapirs are so cute 🥰🥰🥰
He’s beautiful! I love aardvarks!
Brianne is so lovely, those animals are so lucky!
i love these videos! thank you for posting them!
Brianne has a really smiley face like a permanent smile emoji it's such a joy she even smiles through talking lol.
So cute!
*booping the aardvark snoot intensifies*
Aww so cute, love your channel. Hi to Ruth and Sonja
Apart from the missing scales, it looks quite similar to a pangolin, claws, snout, tounge and all. I would have assumed they are closer related than a cat and a walrus..
Aardvarks are closer to Elephants
My cat is related to the walrus?? That’s crazy! That does explain her lack of coordination though🤣🤣🤣
Very distantly
@Cliff Warden I've never "owned" a cat, but I have been owned by several! I only exist to serve their needs. The most recent kitty just showed up one day and claimed us. Weird because I live off-grid in wilderness, closest neighbors are more than a mile away and they hate cats. We think she came from a community 6 miles from here and was able to survive predators and crossing a highway to get here. She found the right place! We love her.
Christina no ur cat isn't related to a walrus! She used this to mean that house cats can be related to other animals whereas aardvark s genetically aren't related to other animals! Fun fact house cats share 95% of their DNA with tigers!
was that a pudu deer at 0:18?
It’s a patagonian mara.
Love it, aardvarks so so cool and the interaction was wonderful. thank you Oregon Zoo.
😂😂😂Now I'm obsessed with watching Ruth & Sonia after the first porcupine one I just saw😁😍
😂😂😂Now I'm obsessed with watching Ruth & Sonia after the first porcupine one I just saw😁😍
These goats are getting a proper education and will meet more animals than I ever will lol
He's so adorable.
Happy Resurrection day (Easter) 2022!
These darling videos are timeless! I love watching the goats visit the other animals!
Thank you, and God bless us all-and the critters, too!
Amen 🙏
I'm an Aardvark, and I'm proud
Aardvarks are absolutely awesome!
Too MUCH cuteness!
1:52
"yo, what the heck is that?!?!?"
Thanks for sharing this 😁, was cool to watch them observe one another. I 🤔 thought Aardvarks n ant eaters were basically same also.
I would love a goat for a pet but not sure about an Aardvark. I love the way you considerately socialise animals that have mutually exclusive habitats in the in the wild.
Goat: "You eat WHAAAT?"
Neat ! Aardvark's are kinda chill'n in nature .
My goats always smack the sh*t out of every other animal we have lol. Chickens, pigs, cows, dogs, cats... no one’s safe! 😂
The Aardvark looks like it’s wearing little black fur boots
whoa i had no idea how big aardvark's get, I thought they were rabbit sized! they're huge!
you are stupid. h owned
Love these little guys. Funny to see them interact if only on video.
He walks like he's trying not to make too much noise
Man I wish I could just chill with goats and aardvarks
If you hold the dictionary upside down: Aardvark is the last word in the dictionary. But then it is also spelled: kravdraa !
All the goats: that is the /weirdest/ looking goat I've ever seen
What a wonderful enrichment activity! It's like setting up a situation where natural selection says, "wtf, R u hoomans doink?"
absolutly loving that ardvark.. Hes brilliant.
I’ve been to the oregon zoo multiple times and I have never seen an aardvark there
You, thir, are a king. Thir don't let them tell you any different, thir.
Southern Africa certainly has some interesting animals. There is the Aardvark (Earthpig) and then the Aardwolf (Earthwolf - Proteles crostata)) which is one of the four species of Hyena and yet its main diet is insects and mainly ants.
I expected him to start talking in a Jackie Mason voice😂
Goat: I don't know what mythical creature it is. Nobody will believe me this animal exist anyway.
1:51 That goat is all like, "What the hell am I looking at here?"
I love this series.
Um the aardvark didn't show a moment's interest in the goats, I feel lied to right now.
Aardvark animals he animal I ever seen it beautiful Aardvark ♥️🌷♥️
Aardvarks didn’t put too many points into their cranial capacity spec did they
Doesn't take much to outsmart an ant
@@williamchamberlain2263
Everything else related to them is dead. Go figure.
I love this! Thank you :)
If I could have any animal as a pet that isn’t a common pet it would be a goat. They are just adorable animals. I like the sounds they make and I know this sounds ridiculous but I like how they smell.
Andy Ward Your instincts are right on. Can't speak for all goats, but the breeds I've known are intelligent, very clever and entertaining. The females are delicate and curious, and only when they have been bred do they stink for a while. The males are also intelligent , but smell wretched, are good natured but can be very destructive, and they mark on their own legs. Some owners swear they intentionally urinate on their own beards.
aardvarks eat cucumbers as well as ants they dig up a special kind of cucumber that grows underground and its the only thing they eat which isnt ants and termites
Pretty adorable:) Love the video💕❤️
Let the little goats meet some nice tigers aw such djungle book omg
Baby goats rock...
His markings make it look like he’s wearing pants!
they didn't even interact, they just looked at each other.
Maybe I am completely wrong but was that even an interaction ??????
Fire Mac Aodhagain: I wondered that, too. It was "successful" in that nobody completely ran away and hid, and nobody injured anyone. Otherwise, it seemed a little lacking in cordiality and interest.
No not really
yes they reacted to each other
I agree. I understand trying to kerp the animals occupied and ensuring they don't hurt each other, but when the aardvark wished to investigate and was not aggravated or overexcited, it was unnecessary to shove the bottle in its face.
It was okay to left him walk closer. The handler had a good hold on the goats and it would have been fairly safe to let them investigate closer.
@@hotaru8309 Agreed. These professionals with years of experience have no idea wtf they're doing.
Fan fact, aardvark is Afrikaans/Dutch for earth-pig, but its English name, which no English-speaking person seems to know for some reason, is antbear.
"You're alive said the maker and smiled at the aardvark
You're divine by the grace of the master above
"
From "The Pride of Creation" by Edguy.
I love the ant eater name.
Super videos! I Always recommend to biopark here in Rome to do these interspecies visits. That break the monotono of many individuals that are the worst enemy in captivity
That Aardvark is so cute
They're called Aardvarks because they're such "hard work" to catch! 😂😂😂😂
Lol, I did see goats watching an aardvarks and an aardvarks totally ignoring anything but the ants. :D
Is that it?! Ripped off!
I call it a success, too. A great success!
I'm in love with Ruth!