qT=2&tQ=Since aardvarks are nocturnal (sleep during the day and active at night) they have excellent eyesight.&tC=True|False&cC=2&fB=Although aardvarks typically travel up to 5 miles at night in search of food (and sometimes as much as 20 miles) they have very poor eyesight.<br><br>The aardvark uses its keen sense of smell and excellent hearing to find food. They leave their burrows at about sunset and spend the night in search of food. When a food source is found they dig into it with gusto, and keep their ears pointed outwards to sense any approaching predator.