There are four extant species anteaters, including the silly anteater, the giant anteater, and the northern and the southern anteaters. These solitary animals are all found in the Americas, from Mexico to South America. They are known for having poor sight but an excellent sense of smell, on which they rely for foraging, feeding, and defense. World Anteater Day raises awareness of the need for conversation as anteaters face growing habitat loss.
Anteaters are related to sloths and armadillos which seem to feature in picture books more than anteaters do, but today I put out four anteater stories and three had gone by this afternoon.
Our library has:
• What Does an Anteater Eat? by Ross Collins
• I'm Going to Eat this Ant by Chris Naylor-Ballestros
• Conker and Nudge by Andria Meserve
• But I Don't Eat Ants by Dan Marvin
• Alice and Anatole by Sam Childs
• Anthony and the Ants by Gemma Raymor• Animal Adaptations by Radka Piro
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