In fact, the southern tamandua is quite clumsy on the ground and ambles along, incapable of the gallop its relative, the giant anteater, can achieve.
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In the rainforest, the southern tamandua is surrounded during the day by a cloud of flies and mosquitoes and is often seen wiping these insects from its eyes.
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In December 2009, Montclair State University, John J Cali School of Music, New Jersey, presented 16 staged scenes from Tamandua at the Alexander Kasser Theater.
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It is specialized in the keeping and breeding of South American species and is leading in the breeding of the giant anteater, the tamandua and the giant otter.
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There are a number of unusual mammals found in Nicaragua, including the three-toed sloth, northern tamandua ( lesser anteater ), and two species of armadillo.
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Ellis saw " O . tamandua " as a close relative to " Sternarchorhamphus ", which has been corroborated by recent morphological and molecular analyses.
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In addition, the Caves Branch Botanical Gardens'staff operate the non-profit National Tamandua Rescue and Rehabilitation Center dedicated to preserving the endangered native species of anteater.
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When threatened while in the trees, the tamandua will firmly grasp the branch with its hind limbs and tail and rear up to confront its attacker with slashing motions of its large, curved claws.
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Although it has the same diet as the giant anteater, both animals are able to live alongside one another, perhaps because the southern tamandua is able to reach nests in trees, while its larger relative cannot.
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The oldest fossil tamanduas date from the Pleistocene of South America, although genetic evidence suggests they may have diverged from their closest relative, the giant anteater, in the late Miocene, 12.9 million years ago.
