termite Mining abilities
Aardvarks continually burrow new homes, leaving their old burrows for other species to inhabit. They primarily raid earthen mounds for termites and ants. With their thick skin and long snouts, they are immune to bites from the insects they mine as they slurp up termites with their long sticky tongue.
They are recognised as the only living member of order Tublidentata ("Tube Teeth") and are actually related to elephants! The split occurred as much as 90 millionyears ago and fossils of the order Tublidentata have been dated as far back as 54 million years ago!
Their Longevity and desire to mine termites brings benefit to all humans and their houses and as such, are the inspiration for this token offering.
To show our appreciation of this aptly named "Antbear", the birth of the Aardvark coin was realised.
This token is dedicated to all the aardvarks out there; you know who you are.