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Northern Tamandua

Tamandua mexicana

Photo by JenniferRoge
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Description:

Tamandua are small type of anter that have tails built for being arboreal. They are found in Central America and Northwest coast of South America. Their diet is of insects, honey,beetles, and insect larvae in the wild. In captivity, they are commonly feed a diet of honey, cat food, egg, yogurt, leafeater biscuit, and insectivore pellets blended into a “milkshake”.( the tube in it's claws is filled with just that.

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I took this photo at Safari Edventure, a recently, newly opened, hands on privately owned zoo.

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