Talk:Giant anteater

Capitalization
While instances of both words being capitalized can be found on the Internet, the Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as specific zoos, seems to tend to prefer to leave "anteater" uncapitalized, so I propose moving the page to Giant anteater. CopaceticThought (talk) 06:44, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Support per guidelines and per Talk:Malagasy Civet. Srnec (talk) 03:11, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

The only consensus at WP:MAMMAL is to not "fix" the capitalization of an already existing article. If you start an article, there is no consensus as to the capitalization; but if an article already exists, the consensus is to leave it alone. This rather mundane issue is so heated that it appears to be headed to mediation. So until there is a consensus, please do not try to "fix" the capitalization one way or the other. Rgrds. --Tombstone (talk) 11:58, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Does WP:MAMMAL have any authority over article titling? Or any authority at all? Srnec (talk) 05:34, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
 * As much as I disagree with what it says, I would say that it does in this case. CopaceticThought (talk) 07:48, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Largest insectivorous animals?
Are giant anteaters the largest insectivorous animals on Earth? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.83.145.65 (talk) 13:16, 1 March 2009 (UTC)


 * here's a hint: larger animals with insectivorous tendencies -- usually mammals -- tend to be termite- and ant-eaters, or "myrmecophagous". try looking under that category. (you're welcome! ;-) ) - Μετανοιδ  (talk, email) 08:40, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

ambiguous wording
"An anteater instead crushes insects it consumes using hard growths found on the inside of its mouth, and its flabby stomach."

If the hard growths are found on the inside of its mouth and on the inside of its flabby stomach, then the comma should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosekelleher (talk • contribs) 19:03, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Contradiction
Under Physiology, it states, "When threatened it does not flee..." However, later in the article, it states, "...their typical response to threat is to run away." One of these should be changed or clarified.

Article picture
That pic is confusing, it looks like a Panda is infront of the Anteater. What am I seeing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.167.233.9 (talk) 10:25, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I noticed the same thing. If it's ok I'll go ahead and switch it to a less confusing image. Shawnc (talk) 01:18, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm changing it back. The replacement image is of very low quality. I didn't find the previous image confusing at all. LittleJerry (talk) 02:53, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The image is confusing as presented. There are two animals present. Are both anteaters? Everyone knows what an anteater looks like, of course - in which case the image is unnecessary. If everybody doesn't know what an anteater looks like, then how do they know which of the animals is the anteater? At least the caption should be changed to indicate which is which. 2A00:23C8:A20:1E01:A4F:FCB1:70C5:A90C (talk) 07:23, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * There is only one animal in the image. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:30, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Synonym
The name M. jubata is used in some texts, e.g. Cott 1940, for the "Brazilian Anteater". Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:32, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Added. LittleJerry (talk) 20:26, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

I think a key fact is wrong - giant anteaters eat closer to 30,000 insects per day - not 300,000
The content is: An anteater spends one minute on average feeding at a nest, visiting up to 200 nests in one day and consuming as many as 300,000 individuals.[16]

I tried searching the original reference, but it is not available online. However, all the other sites I checked listed numbers closer to 30,000. For example: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giant-anteater.html - " But their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day."

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-anteater.html - "Giant anteaters have no teeth but a specialized tongue that allows them to eat up to 30,000 ants and termites each day."

http://www.theanimalspot.com/giantanteater.htm "As their name suggests, giant anteaters mostly feed on ants. They will also dine on other insects, including grubs and termites. A single anteater may eat as many as 30,000 ants per day."

Not sure what to do.... Rhbgames (talk) 06:00, 11 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Sounds as if you're right. The blog-type entries are not reliable enough for Wikipedia, but the National Geographic article certainly is, so you should edit the article to update the fact. See WP:REFB for how to get started on references. I can do it for you if you're worried... Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:50, 11 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Fixed. It was a typo. LittleJerry (talk) 00:48, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

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From the article: As a "hook-and-pull" digger, the giant anteater's enlarged supraspinous fossa gives the teres major more leverage—increasing the front limbs' pulling power—and the triceps muscle helps power the flexion of the thickened third digit of the front feet.[21]

The problem: The teres major does not attach (originate) on the supraspinous fossa.

Either both components are wrong or one is. If the supraspinous fossa is enlarged, then the muscles that attach there are the supraspinatus muscle and the distal attachment of the levator scapulae muscle (the latter on the medial aspect of the fossa). If the teres major is the muscle of significance, it originates on the dorsal surface of the inferior angle and the lower part of the lateral border of the scapula. The fibers of teres major insert into the medial lip of the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus.

The source: the above information was taken from the Wikipedia pages on the respective fossa and muscle.

I don't know how to sign. I edit under BThomascall. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BThomascall (talk • contribs) 01:21, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

antbear
Word should appear on page somewhere? Drsruli (talk) 17:56, 27 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Should it? - UtherSRG (talk) 12:51, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Grammar mistakes
Lots of sentences that seem to either be missing crucial words, are incomplete sentences , or use the wrong tense Surfingtheinterweb (talk) 12:01, 23 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Can you be specific? - UtherSRG (talk) 12:51, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
 * So far I found two . The first one is in characteristics and has an unnecessary 'is' in "… and small hump is protrudes behind the neck" . The second is in feeding anatomy and features what seems to be autocorrection error ? It is "The tongue can only move forward and backwards, due the tiny mouth." These are what I've found through my second skim right now Surfingtheinterweb (talk) 10:40, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 02:29, 17 January 2024 (UTC)