Field notes, v1430
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Aard Vark Genus species - Orycteropus afer Fam - Orycteropodidae Order - TUBULIDENTATA KM - Small specimen - 115350?, 14 Dec 1945, Deelfontein (Narroo) C.P. 4460', Shortridge, 810,405,245, 160. Desc - head light brown, ears long, eart long, body hair almost brown mixed with some dark brown, hair sparse and coarse, skin hog like, tail whitish brown, thick at base, whitish below - hair very sparse, forefeet - legs black hairs, 4 toes with powerful digging shovel-like claw 3 middle front toes longer than others, pads light. Hindfeet - legs with black hair, 5 toes with 5 shorter strong shovel-like claws, claws light.