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Results: Tamandua

Published on 12/14/2017
By: LBP
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Education
The tamandua's powerful forearms and claws can also be used for defense. If it feels threatened while in a tree, the tamandua holds onto a branch with its hind feet and tail so its arms and long claws are free to fight. My grandfather worked in Formosa for a while helping the aborigines who still live there. He always had amazing stories with anteaters included. He was delighted by these peaceful creatures who could open a person in half when disturbed. Their "fur" feels really weird. Did you ever touch a tamandua, or any other anteater?
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Did you know tamanduas before this survey?
Yes
12%
213 votes
No
88%
1639 votes
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(Source: San Diego Zoo) A type of anteater, the tamandua (pronounced tuh MAN doo wah) is often called a lesser anteater because it is much smaller than its relative, the giant anteater. This interesting animal is at home both in trees and on the ground. The tamandua is most active at night, often nesting during the day in hollow tree trunks. It has small eyes and poor vision but can hear and smell quite well. Are there any similar creatures in your area?
(Source: San Diego Zoo) A type of anteater, the tamandua (pronounced tuh MAN doo wah) is often called a lesser anteater because it is much smaller than its relative, the giant anteater. This interesting animal is at home both in trees and on the ground. The tamandua is most active at night, often nesting during the day in hollow tree trunks. It has small eyes and poor vision but can hear and smell quite well. Are there any similar creatures in your area?
Yes
6%
109 votes
No
78%
1453 votes
Undecided
16%
290 votes
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Several potential predators—jaguars and smaller cats like the margay—would love to make a meal out of a tamandua if it weren't so stinky! The bad smell lets other animals know where the tamandua is and usually sends them in the opposite direction. If a predator does get too close, the tamandua may hiss and then release a very unpleasant odor, similar to a skunk's, from a gland at the base of its tail. Do you know any other animal that uses being stinky as a survival method?
Yes
38%
709 votes
No
62%
1143 votes
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