Tapaicaras, or silky anteaters, are very hard to see in the forest
because they are small and curl up in a ball to sleep all day.
TAPICARAS
Tapicaras (Silky Anteaters) on BCI
Tapaicaras, or silky anteaters, are very hard to see in the forest
because they are small and curl up in a ball to sleep all day.
[TapicaraMom]
Jacalyn Giacalone Willis, 2000
Bonifacio de Leon is a friend who is very good at finding tapicaras.
These photos show him with a mother tapicara and baby that he found
while Greg and I were in Panama.
[Bonifacio&tapicara]
Jacalyn Giacalone Willis, 2000
The baby is hanging onto the mother's back and is pale grey in color,
while the mother is more golden.
[TapicaraMom/Babe]
Jacalyn Giacalone Willis, 2000
They have very soft and shiny, silky fur. The baby is wrapped
cross-wise around the mother's middle, on her back, and with its tail
all wrapped around her too.
[TapicaraBaby]
Jacalyn Giacalone Willis, 2000
How can Mom climb while carrying this load?
[HoldingOn]
Jacalyn Giacalone Willis, 2000
This was a very sleeepy baby and hardly opened his eyes at all.
[Sleepy Baby]
Jacalyn Giacalone Willis, 2000
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