So, so, so, so adorable
The newborn is only the third of its kind to be born at the zoo in its 92-year history. Hidden cameras in the anteater’s den captured the birth showing the baby born safely onto the ground before climbing onto mum only a few moments later.
Giant anteaters are listed as vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature on the IUCN Red List, with numbers continuing to decline in the wild. "For the time being though, the baby is feeding from mum’s milk – crawling to her underbelly to suckle before climbing back around to rest on her back. The pup will take up this position for around 10 months as its matching fur helps keep it camouflaged, while also making mum look bigger and therefore more off-putting to would-be predators.
Research supported by conservationists at the zoo now also points to another major factor in the demise of giant anteaters – road deaths.
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