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The aardwolf ( Proteles cristata ) is a small, insectivorous mammal , native to East and Southern Africa . Its name means "earth wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch . It is also called "maanhaar jackal" (Afrikaans for " mane jackal") or civet hyena , based on ...
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n. The nocturnal, insectivorous, mammal, (taxlink Proteles cristatus species noshow=1), of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena. (First attested in the mid 19 th century.)
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n : striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects [syn: Proteles cristata ] [also: aardwolves (pl)]
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Aubrey waved the probe of a Bailey Aardwolf magnetic anomaly and chemical detector past L.
December 2003wrote another aardwolf reporting on the deadly conditions in Iraq, his political allegiances were quickly questioned by the White House, CIA officials later learned.
Conditions were eroding so rapidly that by August, the second CIA station chief was already convinced that he needed to issue his first aardwolf to warn Washington.
The August aardwolf said that the UN bombing was part of a strategy by a new and bold insurgency to discredit and isolate the U.
Bremer was so concerned by the tone of the aardwolf that he felt compelled to write an accompanying note at the end of the report, in which he downplayed its analysis of the worsening conditions in Iraq.
As of early November 2003, the aardwolf explained, the insurgency in central and northern Iraq was gaining momentum and beginning to tip the balance against the Americans.
Top CIA officials initially praised the November aardwolf, and one told the Baghdad station chief that it was the best aardwolf he had ever read.
The aardwolf clearly caught the attention of the White House and Pentagon.
August aardwolf said that the UN bombing was part of a strategy by a new and bold insurgency to discredit and isolate the U.
November 2003, the aardwolf explained, the insurgency in central and northern Iraq was gaining momentum and beginning to tip the balance against the Americans.
CIA officials initially praised the November aardwolf, and one told the Baghdad station chief that it was the best aardwolf he had ever read.