| "The Xenarthrans"
General | Anteaters | Armadillos | Sloths
General
Introduction
to the Xenarthra
A brief overview of the order that includes anteaters, armadillos
and sloths, from the Museum of Paleontology, University of California,
Berkeley.
Order
Xenarthra
A brief introduction from the Animal Diversity Web.
Anteaters
Anteaters
A printout of the Giant Anteater with basic facts from EnchantedLearning.com.
Cyclopes
didactylus – Silky Anteater
Geographic range and natural history from the Animal Diversity
Web.
Giant
Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
A basic fact sheet from the BigZoo.com.
Myrmecophaga
trydactyla – Giant Anteater
Geographical range, physical characteristics, natural history, economic
importance for humans and conservation, from the Animal Diversity
Web.
Myrmecophagidae
– anteater
Basic information on the four species in three genera that make up
this family, whose members are found in Central and South America.
Links to specific species included. From the Animal Diversity Web.
Tamandua
mexicana - Northern
Tamandua, Vested Anteater or Ant Bear
Geographical range, physical characteristics, natural history, economic
importance for humans and conservation, from the Animal Diversity
Web.
Tamandua
tetradactyla - Collared
Anteater, Southern Tamandua
Geographical range, physical characteristics, natural history, economic
importance for humans and conservation, from the Animal Diversity
Web.
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Armadillos
Armadillo
A brief article from Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, online
at Bartleby.com.
Armadillo
Online!
Pictures for eight species, and biological information on all twenty
species. Includes a short article diagramming the natural history
of the armadillo, a quick fact file for fun, and a short description
of the scientific and medical research uses of the armadillo. From
Josh Nixon, graduate student in Zoology at Michigan State University.
Armadillos
A printout of the nine-banded armadillo with basic facts, from
EnchantedLearning.com.
Armadillo
An article of interesting facts about the armadillo from the Handbook
of Texas Online.
Armadillos
A brief overview from the San Antonio Zoo.
Behold
the Armadillo
An in-depth article with fascinating facts about the armadillo, from
Jim Dunlap, Director of the Outdoor Learning Center for the Plano
Independent School District.
Dasypodidae
- armadillos
An introduction to the armadillo family from the Animal Diversity
Web.
Dasypus
novemcinctus - Nine-Banded Armadillo
Geographic range, physical characteristics, natural history and
economic importance for humans, from the Animal Diversity Web.
Nine-banded
Armadillo ((Dasypus novemcinctus)
A fact sheet from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Nine-banded
Armadillo
Description, size, range and habitat, reproduction, habits and
food, from the University of Kansas.
Nine-banded
Armadillo
A detailed introduction to the state mammal of Texas, from the
Mammals of Texas- Online Edition.
Nine-banded Armadillo
(Dasypus novemcinctus)
History and description; habitat, senses and feeding; and burrowing
and reproduction, from .
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Sloths
All
About Sloths
Behavior and social habits, anatomy, diet, predators, and many
other basic facts from EnchantedLearning.com. Includes sloth printouts.
Bradypodidae
– Three Toed Sloths
An overview of the two-toed sloths from the Animal Diversity Web.
Iwokrama
Mammals
Fact sheets on both the three-toed and two-toed sloths, from the
Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development
in Guyana, South America.
Megalonychidae
– Two-toed Sloths
An overview of the two-toed sloths from the Animal Diversity
Web.
Sloth
An introductory article from MSN's Encarta.com
How Slow is the Earth's Slowest Animal
Award-winning daily radio series, Earth & Sky, answers this question.
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October 21, 2008
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