The Miller Park Zoo is welcoming a baby giant anteater. The pup entered the world in the early morning hours of June 16.

Of all the natural splendors photographer Ike Edeani witnessed in Guyana—dinosaur-like reptiles, murderous-sounding monkeys, needle-nosed anteaters—the sight that stayed with him the longest was that ...

Giant anteaters are native to Central and South America. Their populations are listed as vulnerable, one step above ...

The three-year-old known as “Chili” made her debut in the Lee Richardson Zoo’s South American Pampas, joining three greater rheas (species of large flightless bird native to South America).

Giant anteaters, native to Central and South America, are recognized for their long snouts and tongues used to feed on ants and termites. They lack teeth and rely on formic acid for digestion.

Capybaras are the largest living rodents. They are also one of the sweetest animals other species come across in South ...

The zoo has also thrown its support behind research and conservation efforts in South America, where biologists are studying the impacts of new roads and farms on the giant anteater and its habitat.

Wildly Reimagined,” a $12 million construction project that will remodel a significant portion of the zoo and bring new and ...

From poison dart frogs and giant anteaters to golden lion tamarins and stinging bullet ants, the South American rainforest is the most species-rich biome on Earth, with more diverse plant life in ...