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Baby Anteater Is Latest Addition To Zoo Population  -  Aug 4, 2007
Washington PostMoments after the National Zoo's first baby giant anteater was born last month, ... Giant anteater breeding, it turns out, looks a lot like wrestling. ...

Zoo Asks Public to Help Name Anteater  -  Aug 9, 2007
Washington PostIn the wilds of Central and South America, a giant anteater spends its days probing the air with its long, thin nose in search of rotten logs to claw open ...

Sacramento Zoo is expecting: Amber the anteater is pregnant  -  Jan 7, 2010
Sacramento BeeThe zoo confirmed the pregnancy of its giant anteater with an ultrasound, the baby anteater's snout already prominent in the image. ...

Article: Demons, Mejia feast on Anteaters: 2 games over .500 for 1st...  -  Dec 21, 2006
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Article: Baby male giant anteater.(News) - The Birmingham Post...  -  Aug 6, 2005
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Keepers don't know sex of new Anteater arrival because mum's too...  -  Aug 5, 2009
ScotsmanThe first baby giant anteater to be born at Edinburgh Zoo is an addition the ... They may feed on insects, but in the wild a giant anteater can fight off ...

Giant anteater makes Greensboro debut  -  Jul 31, 2008
Greensboro News and Record - Greensboro News RecordGREENSBORO -- College students won't be the only ones with odd roommate situations this fall. Eury the 8-year-old giant anteater met his new roomies, ...

Article: Nothing easy for Ramblers: Loyola survives, but not without...  -  Dec 23, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchThe giant anteater once thrived in the ... del Socorro. ... Article: Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) population Survey ... ...

Baby anteater to be zoo's first in April  -  Jan 7, 2010
UPI.com7 (UPI) -- A California zoo giant anteater is expected to deliver a baby in April, which would be the first anteater birth ever at the Sacramento Zoo, ...

TODAY'S NEWS | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Jan 18, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchNew additions in 2005 included a giant anteater (presumably not so giant at birth), ... Paul Richard Springweiler's "Giant Anteater" guards the Small Mammal ...

Baby Giant Anteater It is a boy  -  Apr 14, 2009
MyFox Washington DCNational Zoo's Baby Giant Anteater: It's a boy! Photo Credit: Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo. WASHINGTON - The baby giant anteater born at the ...

Anteater rooms with wolves : News-Record.com : Greensboro & the …  -  Aug 1, 2008
Greensboro News and Record - Greensboro News RecordEury the 8-year-old giant anteater met his new roomies, maned wolves Luna and Nena, ... She said the giant anteater has a special place in her heart. ...

Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) population Survey in Emas …  -  Jul 1, 2006
Free with registration - Endangered Species Update - AccessMyLibrary.comThe population density of giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) at Emas National Park in central Brazil was estimated to determine the most suitable ...

Article: Unbeaten No. 1 Cougars sweep past No. 2 Anteaters - Deseret ...  -  Feb 3, 2007
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anteater -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaThe giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), sometimes called the ant bear, ... Using its keen sense of smell to track ants, the giant anteater walks with ...

It's A Giant Anteater! Boy Or Girl? Wait A Bit  -  Jan 28, 2009
WDSUIs it a boy or a girl? Zookeepers don't know. But it's definitely a giant anteater - even though right now it's about the size of a small but very ...

Article: Giant anteater born at Santa Barbara Zoo.(News From Zoos)(Bri...  -  Jul 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Endangered Species Update - HighBeam ResearchGiant anteater born at Santa Barbara Zoo.(News From Zoos)(Brief article) ... find Endangered Species Update articles. In keeping with the theme of this ...

Baby Giant Anteater Born At Florida Busch Gardens  -  Feb 2, 2010
Ultimate RollercoasterTampa, FL — This baby anteater was born to mom, Adelhi, two days before Christmas at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Weighing about 3 pounds at birth, ...

Giant Anteater Born at National Zoo  -  Mar 13, 2009
MyFox Washington DCWASHINGTON, DC - The Smithsonian's National Zoo is pleased to announce the birth of a giant anteater born yesterday, March 12, in an indoor enclosure. ...

giant anteater | Definition of giant anteater | HighBeam.com: Online ...  -  Jul 12, 2006
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National Zoo's Anteater is a Girl  -  Sep 6, 2007
wtopnews.comA giant anteater born July 24 at the National Zoo is a female. The zoo made the discovery on Wednesday, when the mother left her baby long enough for ...

Giant anteater born at Santa Barbara Zoo.(News From Zoos)(Brief...  -  Jul 1, 2006
Free with registration - Endangered Species Update - AccessMyLibrary.comIn keeping with the theme of this Endangered Species UPDATE, we are delighted to report that the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited Santa ...

anteater :: Classification -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaThe giant anteater and tamanduas constitute the family Myrmecophagidae, which means “ant-eating� in Latin, whereas the silky anteater is classified in a ...

Giant Anteater Pictures from July 31, 2007 | HighBeam Research, AP …  -  Jul 31, 2007
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Singapore zoo breeds first giant anteater baby.  -  Jan 9, 2006
Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comSingapore has bred a giant anteater baby, the first time that an animal from the threatened species has been born in captivity in South Asia, zoo officials ...

Cute and fluffy animal can tear big cat to pieces « Deadline Press & ...  -  Aug 5, 2009
Deadline Press & Picture AgencyThe fluffy three-month-old giant anteater isn't the most obvious fearsome predator to look at – but it's sharp claws and aggressive attitude mean that staff ...

anteater :: The tamandua -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaUnlike the giant anteater, the lesser anteater, or tamandua (genus Tamandua), is arboreal as well as terrestrial. The two tamandua species are similar in ...

Why Anteaters are Unique?  -  Jan 4, 2008
SoftpediaThe tree anteaters live in tropical forests, while the giant anteater lives in ... The giant anteater can consume up to 30000 ants daily, but generally it ...

Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) population Survey in Emas …  -  Jul 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Endangered Species Update - HighBeam ResearchGiant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) population Survey in Emas National Park, Brazil--a proposed monitoring program. ... find Endangered Species Update ...

Calendar: Kids' stuff  -  May 22, 2007
Providence JournalGiant Anteater Weekend, opening of the new giant anteater exhibit in Tropical America; learn how an anteater finds food. Sept. 1. Just Zoo It! ...

California Code of Regulations - § 14:671.3. Minimum Facility and...  -  Aug 16, 2005
Pay-Per-View - California Code of Regulations - Loislaw80 100 Tamandua 40 50 Giant Anteater 200 300 MARSUPIALIA Sm. Opossums 9 12 ... 36") +20/animal 5 " Tamandua +10/animal 7 " Giant Anteater +100/animal 6 ...

Santa Ana: New home for Peter the Anteater?  -  Jan 1, 2009
$1.95 - Orange County Register - NewsBankSeveral Web sites describe the giant anteater as among the strangest-looking ... The giant anteater is a "near-threatened" species, according to the ...

Anteater, wallaby both give birth at Kansas zoo | Article from...  -  Oct 22, 2007
Pay-Per-View - University Wire - HighBeam ResearchA giant anteater infant and a parma wallaby infant recently were born at Sunset ... The giant anteater baby will not be visible to the public for a few more ...

Jack Hanna Provides Tour of Columbus Zoo - Part 2.  -  Nov 24, 2005
Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comThe giant anteater we film in Brazil, the giant anteater is huge. It`s like this big. Look at this. Like four or five feet tall. And those claws can tear up ...

Yasuni Park Trust Fund Will Keep Ecuador's Oil Underground  -  Dec 21, 2009
Environment News Service...including the giant otter, the Amazonian manatee, the pink river the giant anteater, and the Amazonian tapir. Ten primate species live in the Yasuni, ...

ant bear -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia Britannica...common name sometimes used for the giant anteater and for the aardvark. ... The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), sometimes called the ant bear, ...

The allure of anteaters: attracting increased attention from scientist...  -  Nov 1, 2007
$4.95 - Americas - ECNextThat giant anteater was one of 75 or so that the scientists caught and outfitted with radio collars during a three-year study of anteater ecology and ...

EBSCOhost Connection: Who Needs a Nose?  -  Oct 1, 2005
Subscription - Click! - EBSCO PublishingA giant anteater can not see very well, but it can smell its favorite food, termites, from miles away. Nostrils at the tip of its beak sniff out worms and ...

Week in Photos: Baby Anteater Born, Shuttle Lifts Off, More  -  Jan 26, 2010
National GeographicLittle Schnozzy was the first giant anteater, a species native to Central and South America, born at the zoo in 118 years. The mother, Maripi, was expected ...

Amazon and Beyond brings rain forest to Miami Metrozoo - The addition...  -  Dec 1, 2008
$2.95 - Miami Herald - NewsBankAn animal with one of the oddest designs in the place is the self-possessed giant anteater. Metrozoo acquired this female from the Cleveland Metropark Zoo; ...

Local news online  -  Dec 3, 2006
$2.95 - Dallas Morning News - NewsBankThat's the name given to the giant anteater born Sept. ... As the first giant anteater born at the zoo, don't you think he's already under a lot of pressure ...

Safari lovers should look out of Africa  -  Jul 8, 2008
easier.com...feeds on marsh deer, giant otter and caiman, the Pantanal is also an oasis for other wildlife from jabiru stork and capybara to puma and giant anteater. ...

Argentine zookeeper dies after anteater attack  -  Apr 12, 2007
Reuters UKBUENOS AIRES, April 12 (Reuters) - A young Argentine zookeeper who worked on a giant anteater conservation project died on Thursday after she was attacked ...

Nap time.(gaint anteaters' behavior)(Brief Article)  -  Mar 1, 2006
Free with registration - Natural History - AccessMyLibrary.comAnother local exotic, the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), actually gets a calorie boost thanks to the farmed cattle. The anteater pictured here ...

Anteaters at Nashville Zoo can also get the flu  -  Jun 1, 2009
CBC.caA baby giant anteater rides on its mother's back in its enclosure at the San Diego Zoo. Researchers in Tennessee say they diagnosed an outbreak of influenza ...

Dogs Sniffing Feces To Save The Species  -  May 13, 2008
Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)According to Vynne, preservation of open grasslands should be a priority for maned wolf, giant anteater and giant armadillo since these species prefer open ...

Zookeeper dies after mauled by anteater  -  Apr 13, 2007
NEWS.com.auA YOUNG zookeeper who worked on a giant anteater conservation project died today after she was attacked by an anteater who mauled her abdomen and legs with ...

In pictures: Armadillo sniffer dogs of Brazil  -  Jan 26, 2010
BBC NewsDogs are trained to find scats from jaguar, puma, maned wolf, giant anteater and giant armadillo. Scats provide scientists with valuable insights into the ...

Rambunctious anteater sucking up smoothies at Sacramento Zoo  -  Jan 13, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Sacramento Bee - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe creature is Beta, a giant anteater, and he is quite a sight to see with his tubular nose and long tongue, even if the zoo management hasn't been able to ...

Crane Hatching Marks A First For Smithsonian's National Zoo  -  Apr 22, 2007
sciencedaily.comFirst Giant Anteater Born At The National Zoo (Aug. 8, 2007) — A giant anteater was born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo the morning of Tuesday, ...

Paraguay | Paraguay | Herald Sun  -  Jan 4, 2010
Herald SunHowever, due to the dense human population of rural eastern Paraguay, mammals such as the giant anteater, Brazilian tapir and jaguar are fast disappearing.

Naming rights to anyone with funds for anteaters  -  Dec 27, 2008
San Francisco ChronicleThe giant anteater is a "near-threatened" species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. ...

Animals lining up for stock take  -  Jan 13, 2006
BBC NewsA giant anteater, bongo calf, Francois langur monkey and a penguin chick were also born at the zoo in 2005. Dave Clark, head keeper of the Invertebrate ...

Time With Mom .  -  Aug 5, 2007
Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive1-WEEK-OLD 1 GIANT ANTEATER, the first to be bom at the Smithsonian's National ... The giant anteater, which is threatened by hunting and loss of habitat, ...

Travel guide to Esteros del Ibera wetlands, Argentina | Snakes on a...  -  Feb 1, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald...provincial reserve until 1983 and there are numerous endangered species in the region, including the maned wolf, the jaguar and the giant anteater. ...

Panama and Madagascar home to similar killer ants frogs / They...  -  Aug 22, 2005
San Francisco ChronicleThe giant pangolin of Africa and the giant anteater of South America for instance have developed elongated snouts to suck up entire ant colonies in a single ...

In pictures: Rainforest creatures  -  Dec 4, 2006
BBC NewsHere's a giant anteater. Here's a macaw. Many rainforest creatures are really colourful! Meet a giant otter. He's HUGE! The laws will protect an area of ...

A Visit to Panama's Living Lab | Article from The Washington Post | …  -  Mar 15, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchA giant anteater was lumbering up the trunk of a ceibo tree, playing hide to a scientist's seek. An agouti, a rabbit-size rodent, had evaded a trap -- and a ...

Anteater theater at the zoo  -  Aug 2, 2007
Providence JournalRoger Williams Park Zoo officially opens the exhibit on Saturday and Sunday, otherwise known as “Giant Anteater Weekend.� The exhibit involves one anteater, ...

FEATURE-World's largest wetland threatened in Brazil  -  Feb 16, 2009
Reuters UKBut some species are in danger of disappearing, including the long-snouted giant anteater, which claws into anthills and flicks its two-foot tongue up to ...

Disappearing forest .  -  Jun 20, 2005
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive...to the loss of forest roughly the size of Colorado. Among the living things that call the Amazon home are the giant anteater (left) and the threetoed sloth.

Orlando's theme parks roll out new attractions  -  May 20, 2008
USA TODAY - USA TodayMacaws and African cichlids (a fish) join the giant anteater, laughing kookaburra (a bird), sulcata tortoise and roseate spoonbill (a bird that resembles ...

The Good Life: Zoo visit brings a rediscovery of all the fun and...  -  Oct 25, 2009
Sacramento BeeThe orangutan is near the lemurs, which are just across from the giant anteater. The anteater, by the way, is pretty slick. ...

Belfast Zoo staff get down to the painstaking task of counting the...  -  Jan 12, 2010
Belfast TelegraphLast year, there were 66 arrivals from other zoos in the world including three elephants, a giant anteater, hornbills, a tree kangaroo and Kabus the ...

Article: London Zoo Welcomes Baby Anteater - Getty Images | HighBeam ...  -  Aug 5, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Getty Images - HighBeam ResearchLONDON AUGUST 5: London Zoo's as yet unnamed baby giant anteater examines zookeeper Seb Grant as he makes his public debut on August 5, 2005 in London, ...

Zoo's new baby anteater has Mom's eyes, Dad's nose  -  Nov 13, 2006
$2.95 - Dallas Morning News - NewsBankA baby giant anteater was born to ant-eating parents Punkin and Hoover at the Dallas Zoo about a month ago, and it's the first the zoo's had. ...

Omaha Theater Ballet saves 'Rainforest' for its farewell  -  Feb 4, 2010
Omaha World-HeraldThe central figure in this production will be a giant anteater, who will guide the audience through this action-packed ballet. ...

Shoppers thankful for sales tax holiday  -  Nov 28, 2008
Washington Times...this year include zebras and a blue crab with seaweed. Also, there will be an animated ant hill for the giant anteater and fish for sea lions to catch.

Animal Views  -  May 4, 2009
Washington PostApril 29: Giant anteater Cyrano, top, goes for a piggy-back ride with his mother Maripi at The National Zoo in Washington, DC The baby grows at a rate of ...

Article: London Zoo Welcomes Baby Anteater - Getty Images | HighBeam ...  -  Aug 5, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Getty Images - HighBeam ResearchLONDON AUGUST 5: London Zoo's as yet unnamed baby giant anteater makes his public debut on August 5, 2005 in London, England. The new addition to the zoo ...

Seeing animals -- by touch alone Envision dedicates anteater sculpture...  -  Nov 15, 2006
Free with registration - Wichita Eagle - AccessMyLibrary.com..."The giant anteater is the largest of the anteaters," Kilgore read, his fingers fluttering. "As its name implies, it eats insects, as many as 30000 in a ...

Into the Wild in Lush Guyana  -  Feb 6, 2010
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post GazetteJolting to a halt, we staggered out onto the scrubby plain to see a large, furry, absurdly proportioned and clearly disgruntled giant anteater lolloping at ...

In pictures: Colchester Zoo babies  -  Dec 17, 2009
BBC NewsA male giant anteater baby was born on the 22, July. He was born to mum, Furai, who arrived at Colchester Zoo from Zurich in February 2007, ...

seize today | Lifebeat | projo.com | The Providence Journal  -  Aug 4, 2007
Providence JournalIt's “Giant Anteater Weekend,� which celebrates the opening of a new exhibit on the unusual creatures. The exhibit involves one anteater, though the zoo ...

London Zoo Welcomes Baby Anteater | Article from Getty Images | …  -  Aug 5, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Getty Images - HighBeam ResearchLONDON - AUGUST 5: London Zoo's as yet unnamed baby giant anteater has his nose measured by zookeeper Seb Grant as he makes his public debut on August 5, ...

Article: Baby anteater has Mom's eyes, Dad's nose: Unexpectedly …  -  Nov 13, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Dallas Morning News - HighBeam ResearchA baby giant anteater was born to ant-eating parents Punkin and Hoover at the Dallas Zoo about a month ago, and it's the first the zoo's had. ...

Zoo welcomes anteater  -  Aug 1, 2008
$2.95 - Fresno Bee - NewsBankA new baby giant anteater has been born at Fresno Chaffee Zoo, the second in a little more than a year. The new baby will be on display beginning today on ...

Brazil puts rainforest under protection  -  Dec 5, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukThe newly protected area is home to a vast range of wildlife including endangered species such as the jaguar, the giant anteater and the black spider monkey ...

Paraguay | Paraguay | News.com.au  -  Dec 28, 2009
NEWS.com.auHowever, due to the dense human population of rural eastern Paraguay, mammals such as the giant anteater, Brazilian tapir and jaguar are fast disappearing.

London Zoo Welcomes Baby Anteater | Article from Getty Images | …  -  Aug 5, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Getty Images - HighBeam ResearchLONDON AUGUST 5: London Zoo's as yet unnamed baby giant anteater has his nose measured by zookeeper Seb Grant as he makes his public debut on August 5, ...

wolves get roommate: an anteater  -  Apr 23, 2008
$2.95 - Greensboro News and Record - NewsBankEureka, a 132-pound giant anteater, is expected to arrive at the center in the next 30 days. Eureka, who also goes by "Eury," will live with Nena and Luna ...

Baby Penguin Is Mini-Celebrity in Britain  -  Mar 9, 2006
Washington Post...the penguin enclosure, which is nestled among the ring-tailed lemurs' cage, the heated giant anteater house and a pen holding wild South American pigs. ...

Printer Friendly  -  Oct 6, 2007
Times OnlineI did not see any big cats, but visitors at Rio Mutum have seen jaguars, panthers and pumas, as well as anacondas and rare creatures, such as giant anteater ...

Rainforest logging given the chop  -  Dec 6, 2006
Sydney Morning HeraldThe newly protected area is home to endangered species such as the jaguar, the giant anteater and the black spider monkey. David Cleary, the director of the ...

Inaccessible forest in the Chaco gets £10m protection  -  Jun 18, 2008
Times OnlineOther animals at home there include the giant armadillo, giant anteater, giant otter and jaguar. The Chaco forest is perhaps best known for its palo ...

Children's Books About Sibling Rivalry - Book Review - New York Times  -  May 11, 2008
New York Times...and Robin Page present intriguing lore about termite families, bat twins and giant anteater singletons, in gorgeous cut- and torn-paper collages. ...

The big count's on at London Zoo  -  Jan 13, 2006
BBC NewsWe've had a giant anteater born, many different kinds of small monkeys and marmosets, not to mention the fish, the bugs, the reptiles and the birds." ...

Wild adventures of the high plains drifters  -  Dec 4, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukLater, we peer at the strawberry-blond rump of a giant anteater, asleep on a branch. It hears us, and lifts its head drowsily, flicking a long, thin tongue. ...

Washington diary: Nature v nation  -  May 24, 2007
BBC NewsBut help may come in the unlikely form of a giant anteater. The animal, which was bought by the Tompkins from another province after a colossal amount of ...

Acres of Paraguayan wetland saved  -  Jan 12, 2007
BBC NewsRare mammals include the giant anteater, giant otter, giant armadillo, jaguar and puma. "There are many reasons why we should save the Pantanal," says Jose ...

Sportsbooks: Top ten of 2007  -  Dec 20, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukHere you will find Paolo di Canio, Carsten Jancker, Val Doonican, Arturo the Giant Anteater and Bob Dylan (in the Hartlepool United phase of his career). ...

Day in pictures  -  Jul 8, 2008
BBC NewsIn Berlin, Germany, zoo officials show off Adolpho, a two-month-old, 3.3kg (7.3lb) giant anteater born in captivity. The European space rocket Ariane 5 ...

Sportsbooks: Is it a funny old game?  -  Oct 11, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukHere is top agent Pini Colada attempting to explain why his new client, Arturo the Giant Anteater from the Argentine Pampas, will "unnerve" Premier League ...

The perfect gift – a parcel of Paraguay rainforest – and it won't...  -  Nov 4, 2006
Times OnlineThe place has 560 species of birds and 116 species of mammals, including jaguar, ocelot, giant otter, giant anteater and giant armadillo. ...

The Zoo's Chance to Shine  -  Dec 7, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest ArchiverMy son Colin, 2, stared wide-eyed at beaming depictions of some of the zoo's most beloved animals, including a bald eagle, Asian elephants, a giant anteater ...

The Zoo's Chance to Shine | Article from The Washington Post | …  -  Dec 7, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchMy son Colin, 2, stared wide-eyed at beaming depictions of some of the zoo's most beloved animals, including a bald eagle, Asian elephants, a giant anteater ...

A new home where the elephants and giraffes can roam  -  Oct 23, 2008
Providence JournalSure, there was the giant anteater that found a home in the Tropical America section last year. And the red panda that came this May. ...

SFGate: Day in Pictures  -  May 1, 2009
San Francisco ChronicleMonth-and-a-half-old giant anteater Cyrano rides on the back of his mother Maripi at the National Zoo in Washington. Heat wave: A child drinks water from a ...

Ohio Al Qaeda indictment  -  Apr 13, 2007
New York Daily NewsBUENOS AIRES - A young Argentine zookeeper who worked on a giant anteater conservation project died yesterday, two days after being attacked by an anteater. ...

Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News | ajc.com  -  Nov 24, 2008
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionThe World Wildlife Fund, for example, lets donors “adopt� an endangered animal; choose from a list of dozens, including the giant anteater, great white ...

Keepers don't know sex of new Anteater arrival because mum's too ...  -  05 Aug 2009
ScotsmanThe first baby giant anteater to be born at Edinburgh Zoo is an addition the attraction is certain will help draw in the crowds. With sharp claws and strong

Deforestation, industry threaten Brazil's wildlife treasure trove  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Canada.comBut some species are in danger of disappearing, including the long-snouted giant anteater, which claws into anthills and flicks its two-foot tongue up to

Days out at Colchester Zoo  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
TravelBite.co.ukAnd did you know that the giant anteater is one of only two types of mammals without any teeth? They crush insects using hard growths found on the inside of

السوريالـيّة بين مكنسة الساحرة وسمّ الأÙ?عى  -  ‎Jul 12, 2009‎
ايلافCould not a witch's broom do something in place of the giant anteater ? The snake's poison lies in its body and not in its fangs , as the arab proverb goes.

Insanely Cute Clouded Leopard Cubs Born at Zoo Center  -  25 Mar 2009
DCist.com...the past couple of months (see the elephant shrew saga, the giant anteater and the close second for Top Cute, the baby gorilla, for the entire story).

Smithsonian's National Zoo announces birth of a giant anteater ...  -  ‎Mar 17, 2009‎
Media Newswire (press release)The Smithsonian's National Zoo is pleased to announce the birth of a giant anteater born yesterday, March 12, in an indoor enclosure.

New Baby Anteater Born at National Zoo  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
DCist.comThe Smithsonian’s National Zoo today announced the birth of nature's most ridiculous looking animal, a giant anteater born Thursday, March 12.

Panama's Living Lab  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Washington PostA giant anteater was lumbering up the trunk of a ceibo tree, playing hide to a scientist's seek. An agouti, a rabbit-size rodent, had evaded a trap -- and a

Awwww! Cute New Zoo Arrivals  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
NBC Bay AreaAnother new arrival many zoo visitors might miss: a 3-week-old baby giant anteater. The baby constantly rides around on mom’s back and easily blends into

Cutting Edge  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
Oxford MailCelebrating much success currently, Sumner’s Giant Anteater, top, featured in the Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibition last September,

It's a giant anteater! Boy or girl? Wait a bit.  -  Jan 28, 2009
KATC,But it's definitely a giant anteater _ even though right now it's about the size of a small but very long-nosed rabbit. The baby, born Jan.

Is the Audubon Zoo's new baby giant a boy or girl?  -  Jan 29, 2009
Tri Parish Times,But it's definitely a giant anteater. The baby born Jan. 8 at the Audubon Zoo is part of a giant anteater population boom in North American zoos.

Brazil-The worlds largest wetlands.  -  Feb 20, 2009
Farming UK,But some species are in danger of disappearing, including the long-snouted giant anteater, which claws into anthills and flicks its two-foot tongue up to

World’s Largest Wetland Faces Deforestation Threat  -  Feb 17, 2009
RedOrbit,As a result, some species, such as the long-snouted giant anteater, the giant armadillo and maned wolf face certain danger, said conservationists.

Oxford Printmaker's Co-operative: North Wall art centre, Summertown  -  Feb 18, 2009
The Oxford Times,Josephine Sumner, a former illustrator who creates colourful linocuts of wildlife, each “with their own personality,� offers us a Giant Anteater (pictured)

Cold-hardy animals and indoor ones make zoos a great winter ...  -  Feb 13, 2009
Taunton Daily Gazette,You’d expect to see penguins and seals in winter, but you’ll also see a giant anteater, red panda, kangaroos, wildebeest, African wild dogs,

Rainforest meets the beach  -  Jan 27, 2009
Metro Canada - Ottawa,There’s an enormous range of animals here: Baird’s tapir, Giant Anteater, Capuchin monkeys, the timid central American jaguar, sea turtles and many types of

A new home where the elephants and giraffes can roam  -  Oct 22, 2008
Providence Journal,Sure, there was the giant anteater that found a home in the Tropical America section last year. And the red panda that came this May.

The Texas Chainsaw Stopper  -  Nov 12, 2008
Outside Online,On a Carter-led high-speed jeep safari, we found a poisonous jararaca snake, a giant anteater vacuuming out a termite mound, and a hard-charging herd of

Giant anteater makes Greensboro debut  -  Jul 31, 2008
Greensboro News Record,GREENSBORO -- A giant anteater will make its public debut today at the Natural Science Center of Greensboro. The public is invited to see 7-year-old Eury,

Local briefs  -  Jul 31, 2008
Fresno Bee (subscription),A new baby giant anteater has been born at Fresno Chaffee Zoo, the second in a little more than a year. The new baby will be on display beginning today on

36 Hours in Providence, RI  -  Jul 31, 2008
New York Times,...downtown including a zoo (1000 Elmwood Avenue, 401-785-3510; www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org) with African elephants, mongoose lemurs and a giant anteater.

Families like to 'park it'  -  Jul 16, 2008
Canoe.ca,Macaws and African cichlids (a fish) join the giant anteater, laughing kookaburra (a bird), sulcata tortoise and roseate spoonbill in a grand menagerie

Goal.com Profile: Gilberto Silva  -  Jul 21, 2008
Goal.com,He has a Giant Anteater named after him at London Zoo (Regent’s Park). Gilberto is an adoptee of the animal, which he received from a London Zoo competition

Martin's rainforest trek for charity  -  Jul 16, 2008
Fermanagh Herald (subscription),The Park boasts an amazing array of wildlife, including a large population of the rare spider monkey, tree porcupine, giant anteater, tapir and a wide

Million acres of Guyanese rainforest to be saved in groundbreaking ...  -  Mar 26, 2008
Independent,...in the Makushi language, is home to some of the world's most endangered species including jaguar, giant river otter, anaconda and giant anteater.

Snorting a Forest the Size of NH Up Your Nose  -  Apr 16, 2008
Daily GreenIt is home to 375 bird species found nowhere else on Earth; 95 species of mammal, including the giant anteater and five big cat species like the puma and

Jaguars: Current Status  -  Mar 31, 2008
Planeta.com,A handful of jungle animals -- including the white-lipped peccary, crocodile, giant anteater, and anaconda -- are known to be physically aggressive toward

Bomb squad investigates abandoned bag  -  Feb 8, 2008
Goleta Valley Voice,A giant anteater misnamed “Sophie,� the longest-lived captive-born male in US zoo history, was euthanized at the Santa Barbara Zoo last week.

Attack of the Anteater  -  Oct 19, 2007
Tonight,The giant anteater is 4 feet (1.2 m) in length, excluding the tail, and 2 feet (60 cm) in height at the shoulder. It's super long tongue can be flicked 160

Fires Burning Across Brazil Put Biodiversity at Risk  -  Oct 8, 2007
Environment News ServiceLarge mammals such as the giant anteater, giant armadillo, jaguar and maned wolf still survive in the Cerrado but are competing with the rapid expansion of

Latin America Meets to Strengthen National Parks, Protected Areas  -  Oct 5, 2007
Environment News ServiceArgentina is inhabited by rare mammals such as the giant otter, jaguar, ocelot, capuchin monkey, giant anteater, coati, and tapir.

Sportsbooks: Is it a funny old game?  -  Oct 10, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Here is top agent Pini Colada attempting to explain why his new client, Arturo the Giant Anteater from the Argentine Pampas, will "unnerve" Premier League

Brazil's wild wetland  -  Oct 5, 2007
Times Online,I did not see any big cats, but visitors at Rio Mutum have seen jaguars, panthers and pumas, as well as anacondas and rare creatures, such as giant anteater

St. Louis events  -  Oct 11, 2007
Belleville News Democrat,First giant anteater born at the Zoo can be viewed at the River's Edge beginning at 9 am Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Zoo to celebrate 100-year anniversary this weekend  -  Oct 3, 2007
The Eureka Reporter,Booth said the zoo’s 20-year master plan will feature five new exhibits and new animals, including a bobcat, wallaby and giant anteater.

Honduras: Snorkeling And Diving Adventures  -  Sep 29, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),...(mountaintops covered with clouds or rain for more than 70% of the year) and rainforests, home of elusive wildlife like the jaguar and giant anteater.

Santa Ana Zoo making room for anteater pair  -  19 Aug 2007
Orange County Register,Several Web sites describe the giant anteater as among the strangest-looking creatures on Earth. One of its main features is a 2-foot-long tongue covered in

First Giant Anteater Born At The National Zoo  -  Aug 4, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — A giant anteater was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo the morning of Tuesday, July 24—a first in the Zoo’s 118-year history.

Giant Anteater Baby Debuts at Zoo Tomorrow  -  Aug 3, 2007
Washington Post,By Brigid Schulte and Joe Holley "Little Schnozzy," the National Zoo's week-old giant anteater, makes its public debut tomorrow morning from 8 to 11.

First Ever Baby Giant Anteater Born at National Zoo  -  Aug 3, 2007
Associated Content,By Alice Meadows The Smithsonian's National Zoo has announced in a press release that a giant anteater was born on July 24. This is a big event because it

Zoo Asks Public to Help Name Anteater  -  Aug 9, 2007
Washington Post,For the moment, officials at the National Zoo have dubbed their two-week-old giant anteater, "Little Schnozzy," but they're asking the public's help to come

First Giant Anteater Born at the National Zoo  -  Aug 3, 2007
MyFox Washington DC,Washington’s National Zoo is celebrating the birth of a new giant anteater! Zookeepers welcomed it in on July 24th. It's the first anteater born at the zoo

National Zoo Holds Name the Baby Anteater Contest  -  Aug 10, 2007
DCist.com,As you already know, the Zoo welcomed a brand new baby Giant Anteater last month, and nicknames for the little creature have already abounded -- Little

Anteater theater at the zoo  -  Aug 1, 2007
Providence Journal (subscription),Roger Williams Park Zoo officially opens the exhibit on Saturday and Sunday, otherwise known as “Giant Anteater Weekend.� The exhibit involves one anteater,

WASHINGTON (AP) - Know any good anteater names?  -  Aug 9, 2007
WTOP,The National Zoo is asking for help to name one of its newest additions, a giant anteater born July 24. The critter is still so young that zookeepers still

The Zoo's Newest Addition: Just Follow Its Nose  -  Aug 6, 2007
Express,Moments after the National Zoo's first baby giant anteater was born last month, it most likely let out a high-pitched screech worthy of a velociraptor.

Folk Festival  -  Aug 3, 2007
Providence Journal (subscription),It’s “Giant Anteater Weekend,� which celebrates the opening of a new exhibit on the unusual creatures. The exhibit involves one anteater, though the zoo

Conservancy in Missouri Provides Major Funding For Land ...  -  Jul 26, 2007
The Nature Conservancy,At-risk animals include the jaguar, maned wolf, Cerrado fox, giant anteater, blue and yellow macaw and crowned eagle. Additionally, the Cerrrado region is

Salina Chamber leaders walk in members' shoes  -  Jul 25, 2007
Kansas.com,Neither will feeding fruit to ringtailed lemurs, or blending gruel with bananas for three aardvarks, and gruel with avocado for a giant anteater.



St. Louis events  Nov 23, 2006
First giant anteater born at the Zoo can be viewed at the River's Edge beginning at 9 am Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. ... - Belleville News-Democrat,

Baby anteater has Mom's eyes, Dad's nose  Nov 12, 2006
A baby giant anteater was born to ant-eating parents Punkin and Hoover at the Dallas Zoo about a month ago, and it's the first the zoo's had. ... - KVUE (subscription),

Seeing animals -- by touch alone Envision dedicates anteater ...  Nov 14, 2006
Braille inscription below. "The giant anteater is the largest of the anteaters," Kilgore read, his fingers fluttering. "As its name ... - Kansas.com,

Question 6 one for the animals  Nov 1, 2006
...action. The plan also calls for an addition to the Tropical America area. This area will be home to the giant anteater exhibit. This ... - Kent County Daily Times,

The perfect gift – a parcel of Paraguay rainforest – and it ...  Nov 3, 2006
The place has 560 species of birds and 116 species of mammals, including jaguar, ocelot, giant otter, giant anteater and giant armadillo. ... - Times Online,

Campaign Claws  Oct 25, 2006
A giant anteater exhibit will open next summer, The Planes of Africa exhibit is slated to be complete by the end of 2007, and the veterinary hospital isn’t ... - RIC The Anchor, [an error occurred while processing this directive]


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