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The Yorkshire Wildlife Park Foundation launched a vital campaign this week to save endangered giant otters after receiving a £10,000 grant. The Foundation, a leading force in global animal conservation, will visit one of the few strongholds of giant otters in Cantao state park within Brazil’s rainforest where they will collect information about the native species, currently … Read more
Take a trip to Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire this week and you will no doubt meet two tiny new giants while visiting. The capybara babies arrived just days ago and were only discovered when keepers were on their rounds. Due to their large barrel-like build, keepers were unaware that mum Belle was pregnant until they … Read more
The latest addition to Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s family of animals is three year old giant anteater Tammy who recently arrived from Zoo de la Barben, in Provence, France. The female anteater wasted no time settling into her new home as she made herself busy, sniffing out food in bug-infested woodpiles. Tammy will join male Nikki … Read more
A giant anteater pup was born at Blackpool Zoo at the end of July and can now be seen hitching a ride on its mother’s back. The new arrival, born to parents Andina and Eskil who are both six years old, weighs just 2kg at the moment and measures around 50cm long, from the tip … Read more
Giant anteaters are usually found in tropical and deciduous forests as well as the grasslands of Central and South America. They do not have any teeth but have a tongue which is more than 60cm in length and a tiny 1.25mm wide which they put to good use by eating over 30000 insects per day! … Read more
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