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==Mythology and popular culture==
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[[File:AFR F-111 air to air refueling.jpg|thumb|200px|[[General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark|F-111 Aardvark]]]]
[[File:F-14A Tomcat of VF-114 in flight 1977.jpg|thumb|200px|[[F-14 Tomcat]] from VF-114 Aardvarks with the squadron mascot painted on the tail]]

In [[African folklore]], the aardvark is much admired because of its diligent quest for food and its fearless response to [[army ant|soldier ants]]. [[Hausa people|Hausa]] magicians make a charm from the heart, skin, forehead, and nails of the aardvark, which they then proceed to pound together with the root of a certain tree. Wrapped in a piece of skin and worn on the chest, the charm is said to give the owner the ability to pass through walls or roofs at night. The charm is said to be used by burglars and those seeking to visit young girls without their parents' permission.<ref>{{harvnb|Rebecca|2007}}</ref> Also, some tribes, such as the [[Mangbetu people|Margbetu]], [[Ayanda]], and [[Logo people|Logo]],<ref name=EoM/> will use aardvark teeth to make bracelets, which are regarded as good luck charms.<ref name=Colliers/> The meat, which has a resemblance to pork, is eaten in certain cultures.<ref name=EoM/> In the mythology of the [[Kingdom of Dagbon|Dagbon]] people of Ghana, the aardvark is believed to possess superpowers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blench |first=Roger |title=Aardvarks go shopping: Dagomba concepts of living things |url=https://www.academia.edu/12251649}}</ref> The [[Dagomba people|Dagombas]] believe this animal can transfigure into and interact with humans.

The ancient [[Egyptian mythology|Egyptian god]] [[Set (mythology)|Set]] is usually depicted with the head of an [[Set animal|unidentified animal]], whose similarity to an aardvark has been noted in scholarship.<ref>{{harvnb|te Velde|1997|p=13}}</ref>

The [[Arthur Read|titular character]] and his families from ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', an animated television series for children based on a book series and produced by [[WGBH-TV|WGBH]], shown in more than 180 countries, is an aardvark.<ref>{{harvnb|WGBH|2013}}</ref> In the first book of the series, ''Arthur's Nose'' (1976), he has a long, aardvark-like nose,<ref>[https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/arthurs-nose-an-arthur-adventure_marc-brown/317005/item/2746044/ Arthur's Nose], Thriftbooks; accessed 2020.09.29.</ref> but in later books, his face becomes more rounded.<ref>[https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/arthurs-eyes-an-arthur-adventure_marc-brown/464241/item/15015689/ Arthur's Eyes], Thriftbooks; accesses 2020.09.29.</ref>

[[Otis the Aardvark]] was a puppet character used on [[Children's BBC]] programming.

An aardvark features as the antagonist in the cartoon ''[[The Ant and the Aardvark]]'' as well as in the Canadian animated series ''[[The Raccoons]]''.

The supersonic fighter-bomber [[General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark|F-111/FB-111]] was nicknamed the Aardvark because of its long nose resembling the animal. It also had similarities with its nocturnal missions flown at a very low level employing ordnance that could penetrate deep into the ground. In the US Navy, the squadron [[VF-114]] was nicknamed the Aardvarks, flying [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]s and then [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]s. The squadron mascot was adapted from the animal in the comic strip ''[[B.C. (comic strip)#Animals and other non-human characters|B.C.]]'', which the F-4 was said to resemble.

''[[Cerebus the Aardvark]]'' is a 300-issue comic book series by Dave Sim.