For #WorldAnteaterDay :
The Great Anteater, Myrmecophaga jubata (now M. tridactyla)
Plate XXX in Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899), V.1, London, 1861
Via Biodiversity Heritage Library:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/252717#page/68/mode/1up
🚨The Giant Anteater is a threatened species, currently listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14224/47441961
For #WorldAnteaterDay :
Nicolás García Uriburu (Argentina, 1937-2016)
LE GRAND FOURMILIER, n.d. (before 1991)
Oil on canvas, 189 x 180 cm (74.4 x 70.9 in.)
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/nicolas-garcia-uriburu-1937-2016-le-grand-fourmil-215-c-84a40ada6b
#Anteater #GiantAnteater

The anteater can take a fertilized egg and store it for later use. The egg remains in the anteater’s uterus until conditions are favourable. Female anteaters deliver their babies standing up, using their tail for support.

10 things you might not know about anteaters:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2023/11/29-november-world-anteater-day.html

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29 November: World Anteater Day

Today is World Anteater D ay. Here are ten things you might not know about anteaters: The anteater is part of the suborder Vermilingua...

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