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Panteaters (Mymalelious pantendeum)

Panteaters, about 2.4 m (7.9ft) long including trunk; are mutations of the Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and most commonly dwell in habitat surrounding large-scale cotton farms but more recently (2008-2009) in urban environments - Bombay, Harbin, London, Lagos; containing high concentrations of mass produced cotton, particularly cotton underwear products.

Mutation of the mammal is known to be caused by agricultural chemical pesticides used in the mass production of cotton (dicofol, naled, propargite, trifluralin). Ingestion usually occurs after heavy rainfall when surface runoff channels the chemicals in to neighboring streams and rivers from which the animals drink. After a short period a natural resistance is built toward the chemicals, quickly followed by the development of a dependency, which has been linked aggressive behavior often towards humans.

Some sources (Mick Hucknal, Hugh Fernley Whittingstall, Judge Judy) claim that panteaters are mythical, misidentified or possibly a hoax created by professional marketers for Pants to Poverty, a fair-trade underwear product.

Kingdom:	Animalia

Phylum:	Chordata

Class:	Mammalia

Superorder:	Xenarthra

Order:	Pilosa

Suborder:	Vermutanta Illiger, 1811

Include in sources:

www.pantstopoverty.com/panteater

www.diesuckers.com

www.myfriendmartha.com