Giant anteater  (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Information authenticated by Professor Robert Young of the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-Minas), Brazil and Amanda Ferguson of the Zoological Society of London:
http://www.zsl.org/

Glossary

  • Biodiversity: short for biological diversity. Biodiversity is a term used to define the great diversity of life on earth.
  • Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
  • Nocturnal: active at night.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Ferguson, A. (2004) Pers. comm.
  3. Young, R. (2004) Life in the slow lane. BBC Wildlife Magazine, 22 (6): 58 - 63.
  4. CITES (July, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. The Online Anteater (July, 2002)
    http://www.maiaw.com/anteater/
  6. Miranda, G.H.B. (2004) Ecologia e conservacao do tamadua-bandeira (Myrmecophaga tridactyle, Linnaeus, 1758) no Parque Nacional das Emas, PhD Thesis.Presented to the Ecology program, at University of Brasilia.
  7. Animal Diversity Web (July, 2002)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/myrmecophaga/m._tridactyla$narrative.html
  8. Young, R.J. (2004) Pers. comm.
  9. Ecolex (July, 2002)
    http://www.ecolex.org/index.php
  10. Conservation International (June, 2008)
    http://www.ci-suriname.org/csnr/eng/Protected_Areas_Programme.htm
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