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anteater

[ant-ee-ter] / ˈæntˌi tər /
NOUN
aardvark
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NOUN
edentate
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Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

At a rehabilitation centre in Brazil, Fernando Faciole photographed an orphaned giant anteater pup trailing its caregiver.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

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

From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2023

Deep within the nest and with thicker walls, this chamber protects the queen and the king if, say, an anteater takes a swipe.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

During his entire career as a naturalist, only one animal had ever unexpectedly attacked Cherrie: a tamandua, or lesser anteater.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Giant anteaters have black and white diagonal stripes, dense shaggy hair and super-sized snouts.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Extant animals like giant armadillos and giant anteaters, related to Darwin’s ancient giant sloths, have experienced similar pressures.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024

Bushy-tailed giant anteaters galloped in the dewy grass.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

In mammals, egg laying is limited to echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, and the platypus.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2023

Thirteen out of the 26 children guessed correctly that anteaters ate ants, which wasn’t a good response rate for the first clue.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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