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Philly Zoo: Oldest aardvark in captivity in US dies at 28
Original Publication Date: January 11, 2017 8:56PM
Publication Updated: April 26, 2025 10:47PM
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Zoo says the oldest aardvark in captivity in the United States has died.
The zoo announced on Wednesday AJ was 28 years old and died of heart failure.
AJ arrived at the zoo in 1989 and was born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden on Nov. 4, 1988.
The zoo says AJ will be remembered for his love of back rubs. It also says he preferred ants and termites over crickets and mealworms.
The Philadelphia Zoo’s female aardvark, Sunshine, is 12 years old.
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