Mere days ago our knowledge of aardvarks was limited to "they're the first entry in the encyclopaedia" and "they live in Africa." After coming across this photo collage of the Colchester Zoo's new baby aardvark, though, we've now added "wow that's an ugly animal" and "aww it's so pathetic and awkward and cute" to our catalog of highly precise scientific knowledge. Because that's really what we are. Scientists.
Born at the end of last month, the two-week old is still off display for his own safety. Soon he'll be let out to rejoin the rest of the aardvark herd, and until then visitors to the park can view him on CCTV. The rest of the zoo, located up in Essex, England, certainly offers more than enough sights and sounds to keep children and adults occupied. There are even plenty other baby things, including a baby white rhino, a baby pygmy hippo, a baby gelada, and so on. Details for planning a trip after the jump.
The zoo gets about half a million visitors per year. As of 2007 their collection boasted over 5,500 animals - a staggering number. By way of comparison our beloved San Diego Zoo, widely acknowledged to be one of the best and most comprehensive in the world, has only about 3,000 animals. Colchester is noted for their big cats, and they last month they opened a new £100,000 leopard exhibit that's quite simply gorgeous.
Tickets are not inexpensive - £16.99 per adult during peak season - but if you're already visiting the UK you're used to getting assaulted by the exchange rate. You can also get 10% off if you book online. In the meantime the only way you're going to get to see their aardvarks is via their YouTube channel, and so enjoy:
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