mexicoandcentralamerica

Tamandua(tamandua tetradactyla)

Tamandua Diorama

References:

“ Northern Tamandua.” Northern Tamandua. 17 Apr. 2009 <www.vivanatura.org/Tamandua_MexicanaPh1.jpg>

“Pictures and Facts about the Tamandua.” Tamandua. 2008. Google. 17 Apr. 2009 < http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Xenarthra/Myrmecophagidae/Tamandua/index.html >.

“Rainforest Biomes.” Tropical Rainforest. 2009. 17 Apr. 1997 < http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm >.

“Tamandua.” Wildlife Fact-File 1991.

Interesting Facts:

A tamanduas tiny mouth is only as wide across as a pencils eraser!

The tamandua's tongue is 16 inches long.

A tamandua's stomach was found to contain more than 1 pound of ants.

At 91 degrees Fahrenheit, tamanduas have one of the lowest body temperatures of any active land animal.