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Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) foraging in a log, Pantanal wetlands, Brazil. Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
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Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) foraging in a log, Pantanal wetlands, Brazil.
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