Only about 5,000 anteaters remain in the wild. Giant anteaters are disappearing because of habitat destruction, hunting and road kills. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the giant anteater as vulnerable, although it is considered extinct in areas of Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Uruguay. These reproductive successes have been enhanced by research projects done at the Zoo that focus on the biology of anteaters and their reproductive system. Since 2001, 18 giant anteaters have been born at Nashville Zoo’s off-exhibit breeding facility. The pup will stay with her mother for at least two years until she is fully grown. The docent, Kerry Foth, who has been volunteering with the zoo in various departments since 2003, named the newest addition Noel. This is Consuela’s (9) third pup and Carib (14), the father’s, fourth pup. A carnivore keeper and docent walked into the giant anteater barn to a Christmas morning surprise. 25, 2017, has been announced at the Nashville Zoo.
–The birth of a giant anteater pup, born Dec.
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