It is able to leave the burrow to accompany its mother after only two weeks and eats termites at 9 weeks, and is weaned between three months and 16 weeks.
ɪɾ ɪz ˈeɪbəl tə lˈiːv ðə bˈɜːɹoʊ tʊ ɐkˈʌmpəni ɪts mˈʌðɚɹ ˈæftɚɹ ˈoʊnli tˈuː wˈiːks ænd ˈiːts tˈɜːmaɪts æt nˈaɪn wˈiːks, ænd ɪz wˈiːnd bᵻtwˌiːn θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs ænd sˈɪkstiːn wˈiːks.