Southern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla
-2.15, -77.69
Field Notes
Description:
A medium sized anteater (this one was a young one) that can grow to over 5 feet long including the tail which is about half the body length. As this was a young one, it was pretty much mono-colored with darker fur around the neck and onto the chest. When full grown, they will have a mostly black body with head, neck and legs of light brown.
Habitat:
The Southern Tamandua are solitary animals, usually roaming alone. They can be found in many habitats, primarily in primary and secondary forests however they can also sometimes be found in savannas; basically wherever their food can be found
Notes:
The Southern Tamandua eats ants and termites principally, and sometimes bees. The claws are long and really sharp (personal experience :-) and they have no trouble tearing into incredibly hard termite nests.
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