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anteater
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ant·eat·er
/ ˈantˌētər/
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a mammal that feeds on ants and termites, with a long snout and sticky tongue. Most anteaters are edentates of the Central and South American family Myrmecophagidae.
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Giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) killed by hunters with dogs in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua.(Notes)(Report)
Magazine article from: Southwestern Naturalist; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...sighting of the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla...kills of four giant anteaters in July--August...Dogs are not fed anteater meat, as hunters...pursue additional anteaters. Each of the four...bodies of giant anteaters was fairly limited...body of the giant anteater that I ...
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The Allure OF ANTEATERS
Magazine article from: Americas; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...three-year study of anteater ecology and behavior...wanted to know how many anteaters lived in that part of...seventeen ounces, silky anteaters are rarely seen and...down a tree and a silky anteater gets up from the fallen...Amazon basin. Silky anteaters are strictly nocturnal...
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RETURN OF THE ARGENTINE ANTEATER
Magazine article from: Americas; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...population of giant anteaters, with the goal of restoring...distribution range. The giant anteater once thrived in the...del Socorro. Two male anteaters were subsequently released...mixed, disease-free anteater population. Its scientists...imprint often other anteaters located hi the ...
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Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) population Survey in Emas National Park, Brazil--a proposed monitoring program.
Newspaper article from: Endangered Species Update; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Introduction The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla...populations of giant anteaters in Brazil are restricted...methods for giant anteater populations is virtually...particularly giant anteaters, using the distance...toll of 332 giant anteaters resulting directly...density of the giant ...
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Zoo anteater turns 1 year old
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 8/19/2003; ; 540 words
; ...month-old female anteater in Florida named...mother's back. Anteaters do not mature until...Spanish. Since giant anteaters come from Central...s sound of an anteater's 16-inch tongue...Kernahan said. An anteater as a mascot might...Kernahan noted that anteaters can be fast and...
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Aggies lick the Anteaters
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 2/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...No, the Aggies didn't knock the Anteaters out of the Big West Conference tournament...winning streak. The Aggies beat the Anteaters, 59-56, on Senior Night, barely...Heading into Saturday's contest, the Anteaters had won 43 of their last 53 home games...
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Mustang bats slump as Anteaters take 2-of-3
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/17/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...they got, however, and the Anteaters were content to end the inning...tumultuous first two innings. The Anteaters threatened to increase their...in the ninth inning. The Anteaters' attempted a squeeze play...Roquet struck out the next Anteater to the plate to end the threat...
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Move over, muskrat: It's anteater love.(Animals)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 8/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...started her own chat group about anteaters, sloths and armadillos...has had Stewie since May. Anteaters are not regulated in Oregon...Goodwin owned and operated Anteater Pet Supply on Highway 58 in...animal educator. She used the anteaters in a summer reading program...
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Giant anteater born at Santa Barbara Zoo.(News From Zoos)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Endangered Species Update; 7/1/2006; 673 words
; ...birth of a female giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla...began breeding giant anteaters in 1975, and the second...currently house giant anteaters. This reference will...professionals working in giant anteater range countries. Listed...Vulnerable by IUCN, giant anteaters are threatened by ...
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Warriors visit 10-0 Anteaters
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 1/30/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...s collegiate volleyball in 2003. The Anteaters ended last season with a 12-17 overall...the season at No. 15. This year, the Anteaters (10-0, 3-0 MPSF) have shot to...Beach State and UC Santa Barbara. The Anteaters have doubled their previous win total...
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Anteaters
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...to the placental anteaters of the New World. The banded anteater (or numbat) of...of the placental anteaters. The anteater ’ s closest...when the young anteaters are nearly fully grown. The giant anteater KEY TERMS Pangolin...
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Spiny Anteaters
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Spiny Anteaters The spiny anteaters, or echidnas, make...One species of spiny anteater, Tachyglossus aculeatus...when in danger. Spiny anteaters have powerful claws...sharp spines. A spiny anteater looks very much like...
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anteater
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...members of other groups. The banded anteater of Australia is a marsupial; the spiny anteater, also of Australia, is a monotreme...to the platypus . For the scaly anteater, see pangolin . True anteaters are classified in the phylum Chordata...
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scaly anteater
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
scaly anteater see pangolin .
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spiny anteater
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
spiny anteater see echidna .
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