anteater

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Despite often being compared to pigs and South American anteater, aardvarks are not related to them.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

“Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna has the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole,” Oxford biologist James Kempton explained in the university’s release.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Footage from Bolivian firefighters in Santa Cruz region shows the moment they rescued an injured anteater from a protected area ravaged by wildfires.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022

Poking around in the peat, he picked up a six-inch-tall bronze figurine with an egg-shaped head, looped arms, knobby breasts and a nose that would make an anteater envious.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022

“Are these”—James held up a bag with eight bouncy balls inside, each with a letter written on it—“really Mr. Griswold’s games?’’James manipulated the balls in the bag so they spelled out the word anteater.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman