Aardvarks can dig fast or run in zigzag fashion to elude enemies, but if all else fails, they will strike with their claws, tail and shoulders, sometimes flipping onto their backs lying motionless except to lash out with all four feet.
ˈɑːɹdvɑːɹks kæn dˈɪɡ fˈæst ɔːɹ ɹˈʌn ɪn zˈɪɡzæɡ fˈæʃən tʊ ᵻlˈuːd ˈɛnəmiz, bˌʌt ɪf ˈɔːl ˈɛls fˈeɪlz, ðeɪ wɪl stɹˈaɪk wɪð ðɛɹ klˈɔːz, tˈeɪl ænd ʃˈoʊldɚz, sˈʌmtaɪmz flˈɪpɪŋ ˌɑːntʊ ðɛɹ bˈæks lˈaɪɪŋ mˈoʊʃənləs ɛksˈɛpt tə lˈæʃ ˈaʊt wɪð ˈɔːl fˈoːɹ fˈiːt.