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MammalMAP:   13762
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3225AB
Observer:   Kleiman PR
Date of record:   2015-04-22
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Late afternoon. It hunkered down when it saw us, but every now and then would raise it's head to see if we were still there. Eventually it could take it no longer and it bolted
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   197770
Species name:   Proteles cristata
Common name:   Aardwolf -- Aardwolf
Family:   Hyaenidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Aardwolf
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-13762
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 13762 - photo: 1
VM-number: 13762 - photo: 2
VM-number: 13762 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Lategan
Comment:  
Date:   2015-04-29 13:22:26
Species name:   Proteles cristata -- Aardwolf; Aardwolf
Species code:   197770

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