Thousands of kilometers from their nearest relatives, these silky anteaters eke out a living in a pocket of mangroves on Brazil’s Atlantic coast. By James Hall/Hakai Magazine Published Oct 2, 2023 ...

Look at that thing. It looks like a teddy bear mated with a powder puff and a set of meat hooks. It has giant claws and a spiked mucousy tongue, and it kills 5,000 things a day. And it’s still ...

The silky anteater isn't high. It's just tired, because this proficient nocturnal hunter has no business being up during the day. [Narrator] Man, monkeys got it made. A prehensile tail. I want me one ...

In a recent study published in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, a team of Brazilian researchers discovered six new species of silky anteater, a mammal that lives in tropical rain forests of ...

Why it's awesome: At only around 14 ounces (400 grams) and 14 to 18 inches (35 to 45 centimeters) long (including its tail), the silky anteater is the world's smallest anteater. This solitary animal ...

In a recent study, a team of Brazilian researchers discovered six new species of silky anteater, a mammal that lives in tropical rain forests of the Amazon region and Central America. In a recent ...

A study published earlier this month in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society describes six distinct new species of silky anteater, meaning there are now officially seven species of the ...

Q. A friend says anteaters occur on five continents (all but Europe and Antarctica). According to my biology teacher, anteaters are only found in the Western Hemisphere. Who’s right? I can’t figure ...

Q. A friend says anteaters occur on five continents (all but Europe and Antarctica). According to my biology teacher, anteaters are only found in the Western Hemisphere. Who’s right? I can’t figure ...

This is a story that begins in 1758 with the publication of the tenth edition of Systema Naturae, the magnum opus of Swedish naturalist Linnaeus (Carl Nilsson Linnaeus, 1707-78), the father of ...