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

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

Keepers at Dudley Zoo say a giant anteater pup is the first of its kind to be born at the venue in its 85-year history.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2022

“The producers would bring in a cat or an anteater or an otter and show it and let it cavort around,” Palmer says.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell