If your home has termites and the exterminator is booked, you might want to send in an anteater or aardvark. Though both these animals love insects, they're two totally different species. See more »

Ever since word spread about the seven deadly sins, sloths have been getting a bad rap. These sluggish tree-dwellers conserve energy by stopping to smell (and eat) the roses. See more »

Aardvark, an African mammal. The name means "earth pig" in Afrikaans and refers to its resemblance to a pig and to its habit of digging. See more »

Anteater, any of several species of toothless animals that feed chiefly on ants and termites. See more »

Armadillo, a small mammal, related to the anteater and sloth, that is protected by armorlike bony plates. See more »

Echidna, or Spiny Anteater, an egg-laying mammal closely related to the duckbill platypus. See more »

Elephant Shrew, a family of small mammals found in Africa. The family is made up of four genera and about 15 species. See more »

Hedgehog, or Urchin, a small insect-eating mammal related to the mole and shrew. Of the 15 species of hedgehogs, most are found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. See more »

Sloth, an extremely slow-moving mammal native to the forests of Central and South America. See more »

If you have unsightly ridges and hills in your yard, you may have a mole. The mole can ruin your garden by cutting off the root systems of your plants and grass. Take this quiz to learn more about the subversive mole. See more »