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LOUP FOUISSEUR [1 record]

Record 1 1992-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

A South African mammal (Proteles cristatus) resembling a hyena in appearance and behavior but feeding chiefly on termites and insect larvae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Le protèle ou aardwolf (loup de terre) des Boers (Proteles cristatus), n'est pas plus grand qu'un renard, mais il ressemble fort par la forme et la teinte, à une très petite hyène rayée. (...) Il se nourrit exclusivement de termites et de quelques autres aliments mous. Il vit en Afrique du Sud et en Afrique orientale.

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