Cincinnati Zoo welcomes baby anteater to world

If you’ve never seen a baby anteater before, you’re in luck!

The Cincinnati Zoo welcomed a baby tamandua around Christmas. According to the zoo, the baby was born on December 20.

Although the baby was born several weeks ago, the gender is still unknown at this time. Because of this, the zoo has not named the baby yet.

In a post made on The Cincinnati Zoo’s Instagram page, the baby and his/her mother, Isla, are doing great and are healthy.

View this post on Instagram Hang on! Our baby tamandua is doing great and has good grip strength which is very important to be able to hold onto his/her active momma! #closeenoughtocare #cincinnatizoo #cincinnati #tamandua

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View this post on Instagram Our baby tamandua is doing his/her best to break the internet with cuteness!!

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View this post on Instagram Rest up little one! Mom Isla and her baby tamandua are doing great and bonding behind the scenes! Tamanduas are anteaters and use their long snouts to sniff out ant, termite and bee colonies. Long claws enable them to dig into nests, and a long sticky tongue licks up the insects. A single tamandua can eat up to 9,000 ants in a single day!

A post shared by Cincinnati Zoo (@cincinnatizoo) on Dec 26, 2018 at 12:00pm PST