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Baby Aardvark Walks For First Time At Antwerp Zoo In Belgium (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 01/25/2012 12:57 pm Updated: 01/25/2012 4:23 pm

Aardvarks may not be tops on your list of cute animals, but this video of a baby walking for the first time may just make you reconsider.

At two weeks old, it's too early to determine the sex of the animal, which staff at the zoo have named Nuru, meaning "light" in Swahili, according to the Telegraph.

The aardvark is only the 10th to be born in 50 years at the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium, according to the Guardian, making the footage all the more special.

For mother aardvark Curly, this isn't her first offspring. She previously had three other children, though unfortunately they died before reaching maturity.

Mother aardvarks have a hard time producing milk and sometimes accidentally kill or harm their infants with their long legs, according to the Daily Mail.

Living on a diet of termites, these creatures have sharp claws and an acute sense of smell, notes National Geographic.

Watch the adorable video ABOVE of the two-week-old aardvark at the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium and checkout the BELOW slideshow of other baby animals.

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Aardvarks may not be tops on your list of cute animals, but this video of a baby walking for the first time may just make you reconsider. At two weeks old, it's too early to determine the sex of th...
Aardvarks may not be tops on your list of cute animals, but this video of a baby walking for the first time may just make you reconsider. At two weeks old, it's too early to determine the sex of th...
 
 
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bluegnu63
Humor s/b wry, dry, and sly...
07:10 PM on 01/29/2012
Uniquely-adorable! :)
06:33 PM on 01/28/2012
Aardvark's are amazing animals. This a great video, thanks for sharing. -Igor Purlantov
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JohnBryansFontaine
Liberal Democrat
05:04 PM on 01/27/2012
Did You Know Cheetahs Ride Shotgun?
by Raphael Orlove

"...The Cincinnati Zoo has a traveling version of its Cat Ambassador Program where zoo trainers bring a cheetah and several "smaller" cats to local schools. And that means road trips. But not in a cage. Nope. When these cheetahs go out on the town, they ride shotgun..."

http://jalopnik.com/5879595/did-you-know-cheetahs-ride-shotgun
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dvncmdy
Perhaps they'll listen now Vincent
12:54 PM on 01/26/2012
Best of luck little fella!
09:00 PM on 01/25/2012
the beauty of animals..how cute:)
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seehowtheyrun
I have a dog and I vote.
07:31 PM on 01/25/2012
Too cute !
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tyger
04:40 PM on 01/25/2012
Cute with big feet. LOL
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karen lyons kalmenson
i poem/paint, sometimes, i ain't
04:29 PM on 01/25/2012
aardvarks are totally adorable...all animals are, in their own ways
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bluegnu63
Humor s/b wry, dry, and sly...
07:11 PM on 01/29/2012
Amen.:)
03:44 PM on 01/25/2012
Won't let me view the video because of my location (Australia) censorship :(
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dvncmdy
Perhaps they'll listen now Vincent
12:55 PM on 01/26/2012
really?
05:39 PM on 01/26/2012
Yep. Still won't. Says, "Video Blocked! Can't be viewed because of your location" -- What's wring with Australia? Don't you guys want us to see what's going on over there? LOL
05:41 PM on 01/26/2012
That was wrong not wring!!
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billywms
03:14 PM on 01/25/2012
I want one! I want one!