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Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Giant Anteater - Observed on the way from Annai to Lethem (North Rupununi)
Spotted on May 12, 2018
Submitted on Jun 13, 2018
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Congratulations on your SOTD - Great find !
Congratulations SeanGY. Great find.
Great spotting and congrats for your SOTD.
Congrats.
Felicitaciones por el SOTD. magnifico hallazgo.
Congratulations SeanGY, your Giant Anteater is our Spotting of the Day! I have edited your spotting and filled the scientific name field in for you.
"Spotting of the Day! The common name's got it right: the Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is the largest of all four living species of anteaters. Together with sloths, anteaters belong to the order Pilosa (from the Latin word for "hairy"), a group of placental mammals still in existence only in the Americas. The giant anteater's impressive long snout is formed by the fusion of the upper and lower jaw, and houses a sticky tongue with a length of up to 50 cm. Due to regional extirpations this species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN".
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