Zookeepers bottle-feed baby aardvark to help raise tiny animal By Talker News May 20, 2026 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Ed ChattertonKeepers at Chester Zoo have stepped in to help save the life of an adorable baby aardvark — by hand-rearing him with a bottle. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%96 E:?J 42=7 42==65 (@>3=6 :D 36:?8 3@EE=6\765 H2C> >:=< E9C@F89@FE E96 ?:89E E@ 96=A 9:> 8C@H 27E6C >@> ~?: 72:=65 E@ AC@5F46 6?@F89 >:=< E@ DFAA@CE 96C ?6H3@C?]k^Am kAm%96 4FE6 ?6H 2CC:G2= — H9:49 :D D2:5 E@ 36 E96 &zVD @?=J 323J 22C5G2C< — H2D 3@C? 2E E96 K@@ @? pAC:= b E@ ~?:[ `b[ 2?5 `_\J62C\@=5 525 z@@D]k^Amk5:G DEJ=6lQ96:89Eib_AIQ 2C:2\9:556?lQECF6Q 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\DA246CQmk^5:Gm The baby aardvark being fed. 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