Tamanduas are a genus of anteater. The southern tamandua ranges throughout South America, while the northern lives all the way up into Mexico. This guy was photographed in Corcovado National Park in southwestern Costa Rica. I took several long hikes through the rainforest of Corcovado and actually saw quite a few tamanduas — sometimes in trees and sometimes on the ground. Interesting fact of the day: they don’t have teeth, but instead rely on their powerful gizzard to break down food — mainly termites and ants.
He actually looks somewhat cuddly with his rounded figure and hair….are they friendly? They can’t bite you if they have no teeth, but I suppose that proboscis could have a powerful suction action(like a Hoover) that could hurt if it latched on to you. Interesting specimen, Sean.
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He actually looks somewhat cuddly with his rounded figure and hair….are they friendly? They can’t bite you if they have no teeth, but I suppose that proboscis could have a powerful suction action(like a Hoover) that could hurt if it latched on to you. Interesting specimen, Sean.
He’s so cool looking.
Who doesn’t like a fun animal factoid?
He looks like he has a jacket on.