It's Alive Climate

Rising temperatures threaten heat-tolerant aardvarks

A counterintuitive climate tale of knock-on effects due to hotter, dryer conditions

aardvark

LATE-NIGHT SNACK  Night is normal aardvark time to search for dinner.

Benjamin Rey/Wits University

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

When nocturnal aardvarks start sunbathing, something’s wrong.

If the animals are desperate enough to bask like some cold, sluggish turtle, it’s because they’ve got the chills.