When I first heard about Aardwolf Brewing, based out of Jacksonville, I will admit I thought they made the aardwolf up. Like it was some sort of inside joke, the fusion of an aardvark and a wolf not entirely unlike a jackelope.

Image courtesy of Aardwolf Brewing.
Wrong.
The aardwolf is apparently a close relative of the hyena, living in southern and eastern Africa. The aardvark quality comes in its diet, preferably termites and insect larvae, and eating them with a long, sticky tongue.

Exhibit 1 - The Aardwolf in its native habitat.
How a brewery in Jacksonville decided on this for the name of their business I will never know. Not until I hear from them, of course.
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