SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The San Diego Wildlife Alliance welcomed the first-ever aardvark born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, it announced Tuesday. The calf was born in July to parents Padmae and Azaan. It is the first calf for mom Padmae, who is currently spending time bonding with her baby away from public viewing. However, the zoo said the aardvarks may be seen during select behind-the-scenes tours in the future. (Watch the cute video of the baby aardvark above). Kids can attend San Diego Zoo, Safari Park Halloween events for free in October Female aardvarks give birth to one calf at a time following a seven-month pregnancy, according to wildlife experts. They usually start finding food on their own when they are about six months old. As they grow older, the mother teaches her calf how to locate and dig for ants and termites, which are their primary food source, the zoo said. In fact, the name aardvark comes from the Afrikaans term for "earth pig." According to the zoo, an adult aardvark may eat up to 50,000 insects in a single evening. Watch: Viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng may get own patent, trademark Although aardvarks are classified as a species of "least concern" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list of threatened species, they are deemed at risk due to loss of habitat and hunting, the zoo said. Teams at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance use behavioral observation and hormone analysis to understand more about the species.