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Adorable baby tamandua takes its first steps
An adorable baby tamandua recently born in a US zoo can be seen sticking out its long tongue and taking its first steps in this video.
A type of anteater indigenous to Central and South America, tamanduas have a 16-inch-long sticky tongue to capture insects. Tamandua means “catcher of ants” in the Tupí language of Brazil.
The pup named Liana was born in April at a Washington state zoo. She suffered from a respiratory illness that made her lose weight, but veterinarians have been nursing her back to health.
Zookeepers monitored her mother Terra’s pregnancy, feeding her whipped cream while performing ultrasound tests.
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