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Giant anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Description:

I found this wild giant anteater sleeping at La Aurora natural reserve



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5 Comments

ivanrey969
ivanrey969 a year ago

Ellos duermen asi para conservar todo el calor que puedan, pues su dieta de termitas y hormigas y su metabolismo no les permite mantener una temperatura alta. de hecho son unos de los mamìferos con temperatura corporal mas baja! (32.7 C). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Antea....

Carolina
Carolina a year ago

Me encanta como duermen.

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden a year ago

Haha, great picture - I would NEVER have guessed what this is if you hadn't said its name! :-)

SebastianBarragan
SebastianBarragan a year ago

Thanks!!!

KarenL
KarenL a year ago

Nice spot!
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Casanare, Colombia

Lat: 6.00, Long: -71.45

Spotted on Feb 8, 2008
Submitted on Nov 3, 2011

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