Editing Aardvark (section)

==Habitat and range==
Aardvarks are found in [[sub-Saharan Africa]], where suitable [[habitat]] ([[savanna]]s, [[grassland]]s, [[woodland]]s and [[bushland]]) and food (i.e., [[ants]] and [[termites]]) is available.<ref name="awf">{{harvnb|African Wildlife Foundation|2013}}</ref> They spend the daylight hours in dark burrows to avoid the heat of the day.<ref name=ez>{{harvnb|Anon|2013}}</ref> The only major habitat that they are not present in is swamp forest, as the high water table precludes digging to a sufficient depth.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" /> They also avoid terrain rocky enough to cause problems with digging.<ref name=UR3>{{harvnb|Rahm|1990|p=455}}</ref> They have been documented as high as {{convert|3200|m|ft}} in Ethiopia. They can be found throughout sub-Saharan Africa from [[Ethiopia]] all the way to [[Cape of Good Hope]] in South Africa with few exceptions including the coastal areas of [[Namibia]], [[Ivory Coast]], and [[Ghana]]. They are not found in Madagascar.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" />