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Judi Lynn

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Fri Oct 28, 2016, 05:43 PM Oct 2016

Adorable but shy, pygmy anteaters are VIPs at Peru zoo

Adorable but shy, pygmy anteaters are VIPs at Peru zoo

By Moises Avila (AFP) 14 hours ago.

Paulina struggles to open her eyes, sees strange people in her space and raises her tiny claws in warning.

Despite the threat, it's hard not to want to cuddle the pint-sized furball and her mate Freddy, the only pygmy anteaters in the world to be kept in a zoo.

Since being rescued from animal traffickers a decade ago, when they were a year old, the pair have lived in the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru.

Native to Central and South America, pygmy anteaters measure about 20 centimeters (eight inches) long -- the smallest anteaters in the world.


Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/adorable-but-shy-pygmy-anteaters-are-vips-at-peru-zoo/article/478284#ixzz4OPzdqQF2

Environment & Energy:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1127105825


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Adorable but shy, pygmy anteaters are VIPs at Peru zoo (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2016 OP
Squee! Never heard of these critters but they are adorable! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #1
A welcome diversion this afternoon - thanks Judi! nt jonno99 Oct 2016 #2
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