12x12 multi media collage and ink on wood panel. no need for framing, do not hang in direct sun. Aardvarks are nocturnal animals with ears like a jack rabbit, a long tail like a kangaroo, a sticky twelve-inch tongue, and sharp bear-like claws for digging into termite mounds. They chew with their stomachs. Aardvark means “Earth pig” in Afrikaans, a language of South Africa.