“Before foraging, aardvarks leave their den in a ritualistic way. They first stop at the den opening to look for enemies, then run out, jump repeatedly, look around, and jump around more, before finally trotting off to forage.”

quote: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orycteropus_afer/?fbclid=IwAR3RCnkI_j0Hsoky5fmQO_grtbqScUp46992S-XtMpc2EX6R3yPUyPcEOtc
photo: https://www.wildlifeexplained.com/aardvark/