The aardwolf resembles a very thin striped hyena, but with a more slender muzzle, black vertical stripes on a coat of yellowish fur, and a long, distinct mane down the midline of the neck and back.
ðɪ ˈɑːɹdwʊlf ɹᵻzˈɛmbəlz ɐ vˈɛɹi θˈɪn stɹˈaɪpt haɪˈiːnə, bˌʌt wɪð ɐ mˈoːɹ slˈɛndɚ mˈʌzəl, blˈæk vˈɜːɾɪkəl stɹˈaɪps ˌɔn ɐ kˈoʊt ʌv jˈɛloʊɪʃ fˈɜː, ænd ɐ lˈɔŋ, dɪstˈɪŋkt mˈeɪn dˌaʊn ðə mˈɪdlaɪn ʌvðə nˈɛk ænd bˈæk.