Until recently, scientists believed that all silky anteaters belonged to the same species. But in 2017, Miranda published an analysis of silky anteater DNA from across the Americas, revealing ...

This Fluffy Little Anteater May Be a New Species The animals eke out a living in a pocket of mangroves on Brazil’s Atlantic coast. James Hall, Hakai. October 10, 2023. Get our newsletter!

Until recently, scientists believed that all silky anteaters belonged to the same species. But in 2017, Miranda and colleagues published an analysis of silky anteater DNA from across the Americas ...

Startled from its slumber, the tennis ball–sized silky anteater raises its forepaws defensively like a boxer. Miranda, a researcher in conservation medicine at the State University of Santa Cruz in ...

There are four species of anteaters—the giant anteater, southern and northern tamanduas, and silky anteaters—and all of them are totally awesome. Here are 15 reasons why. 1. Their tongues are ...

“Scientists estimate that we’ve identified only one-tenth of all species on Earth,” said Dr. Shannon Bennett, chief of science at the California Academy of Sciences, in a statement.

After years-long discussion, birds will no longer be named after people — a decision meant to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms. The American Ornithological Society announced ...