anteater
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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
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
And she does this thing where she comes up with her camera really close to my face using the .5 filter and I look like a walrus or an anteater depending on the angle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 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
"The new arrival is already able to walk around on its own but, like all baby anteaters, prefers the safety of mum for now."
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, though giant anteaters have successfully been released back into the wild, giant armadillos are extremely threatened.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
Bushy-tailed giant anteaters galloped in the dewy grass.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Threatened pangolins, known as armored anteaters, scramble along branches.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 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
