Giant Baby Anteater Born at Houston Zoo

The Houston Zoo is proud to welcome the newest member of our extended family, Olive the baby giant ant eater.

Born August 9, Olive is being hand reared at the Zoo. Click on the video to find out more about Olive and what it means to bottle feed a baby ant eater.

Zoo members can find out more about Olives story in the Winter 2008 edition of WildLife, the Houston Zoos member magazine. Not a member? Visit here http://www.houstonzoo.org/membership/ to find out about all the great benefits of a Zoo Membership!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• anteater
• zoo
• houston
• baby
• bottlefeed

[houstonzoo]

It is so wonderful how much personality these little guys have - she seems to have a close relationship with her keepers.

[GCMaxProductions]

i heard they have some really lethal claws on them!

[caseyglunt]

I want that job

[holmsatlarge]

Cute little girl!

[asabales]

Olive is soo cute

[mermaidamp]

Anteaters are bug eaters like meerkats, swallows and robins.

[Patternpop]

like a bean bag...

an adorable wonderful bean bag.

[plazmawhip]

good luck to this little giant anteater from duisburg ....! ... be welcome to see my vids showing the giant anteaters at duisburg zoo ....!

[33Keith33]

One of my favorite animals!

[ZooVisitorMM]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful video!

That is one lucky little anteater, getting all that loving care, expert care!