Scientists determine there are seven species of silky anteater, not one

Mongabay
Dec 22, 2017, 12:49 pm201 pts
A study published earlier this month in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society describes six distinct new species of silky anteater, meaning there are now officially seven species of the elusive mammal, not just one. Silky anteaters are small, nocturnal animals that live in the canopies of trees in the…

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