Talk:Giant anteater

Capitalization

While instances of both words being capitalized can be found on the Internet, the Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as specific zoos, seems to tend to prefer to leave "anteater" uncapitalized, so I propose moving the page to Giant anteater. CopaceticThought (talk) 06:44, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Support per guidelines and per Talk:Malagasy Civet. Srnec (talk) 03:11, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

The only consensus at WP:MAMMAL is to not "fix" the capitalization of an already existing article. If you start an article, there is no consensus as to the capitalization; but if an article already exists, the consensus is to leave it alone. This rather mundane issue is so heated that it appears to be headed to mediation. So until there is a consensus, please do not try to "fix" the capitalization one way or the other. Rgrds. --Tombstone (talk) 11:58, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Does WP:MAMMAL have any authority over article titling? Or any authority at all? Srnec (talk) 05:34, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

As much as I disagree with what it says, I would say that it does in this case. CopaceticThought (talk) 07:48, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Largest insectivorous animals?

Are giant anteaters the largest insectivorous animals on Earth? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.83.145.65 (talk) 13:16, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

here's a hint: larger animals with insectivorous tendencies -- usually mammals -- tend to be termite- and ant-eaters, or "myrmecophagous". try looking under that category. (you're welcome! ;-) ) - Μετανοιδ (talk, email) 08:40, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

ambiguous wording

"An anteater instead crushes insects it consumes using hard growths found on the inside of its mouth, and its flabby stomach."

If the hard growths are found on the inside of its mouth and on the inside of its flabby stomach, then the comma should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosekelleher (talk • contribs) 19:03, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Contradiction

Under Physiology, it states, "When threatened it does not flee..." However, later in the article, it states, "...their typical response to threat is to run away." One of these should be changed or clarified.

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Giant anteater/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MathewTownsend (talk · contribs) 15:46, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• I'll review this article, though I'm not an expert in the area but a general reader. MathewTownsend (talk) 15:46, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

review

• there is one dead link found by the link tool (marked).

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• lede

• "This species is the most terrestrial of the living anteaters" - confusing here although below it's mentioned that others live in trees.

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "and is known to use different habitats for different purposes" - what does this mean?

Clarified. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "They have been expurgated (or extirpated) from certain areas" - does this mean they were purposefully removed by man?

Maybe or maybe just a byproduct of human developement. The sources don't specify.

• "Anteaters live in overlapping home ranges. " - this refers to the giant anteater or all anteaters? And does "home ranges" mean that the individual anteaters territories overlap?

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "Taxonomy and phylogeny"

• "Zoologist Alfred Gardner has proposed three subspecies; M. t. tridactyla, M. t. centralis and M. t. artata, but with uncertainty." - "with uncertainty" - what does this mean?

He tentatively recognizes them. LittleJerry (talk)

• "the tamanduas split 10 mya in the Late Miocene." - isn't this the first mention of the tamanduas?

Added mention of both species above.

• This section is confusing to me. The tamanduas and the silky anteater are not great anteaters, right? It seems like in this section anteaters in general are described, that this is a general section. Is this correct?

Yes. LittleJerry (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

more comments

• "The way in which they ward off threats can induce fear in people and provoke retaliation" - how do they ward off threats?

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 22:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "During courtship, a male tends to an estrous female, following and stiffing her." - do you mean sniffing?

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 22:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• "Cultural reception" - doesn't seem a good section name. How about "In culture"? or something like that? "Reception" sounds appropriate for a film or or album etc. that is presented to the culture and is received.

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 22:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• I've made a bunch of small edits that you are free to revert.[1]

• Interesting article and the images are great! MathewTownsend (talk) 21:14, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you LittleJerry (talk) 22:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

• Someone had posted grief content at top of entry, refreshed and it was gone. Thank you editor! 18:20, 6 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.215.24.219 (talk)

GA review-see WP:WIAGA for criteria (and here for what they are not)

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose: clear and concise, respects copyright laws, correct spelling and grammar:

   B. Complies with MoS for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Provides references to all sources:

   B. Provides in-line citations from reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Main aspects are addressed:

   B. Remains focused:

4. Does it follow the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   PASS

• Congratulations! MathewTownsend (talk) 22:40, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Article picture

That pic is confusing, it looks like a Panda is infront of the Anteater. What am I seeing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.167.233.9 (talk) 10:25, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

I noticed the same thing. If it's ok I'll go ahead and switch it to a less confusing image. Shawnc (talk) 01:18, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm changing it back. The replacement image is of very low quality. I didn't find the previous image confusing at all. LittleJerry (talk) 02:53, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

The image is confusing as presented. There are two animals present. Are both anteaters? Everyone knows what an anteater looks like, of course - in which case the image is unnecessary. If everybody doesn't know what an anteater looks like, then how do they know which of the animals is the anteater? At least the caption should be changed to indicate which is which. 2A00:23C8:A20:1E01:A4F:FCB1:70C5:A90C (talk) 07:23, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

There is only one animal in the image. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:30, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Synonym

The name M. jubata is used in some texts, e.g. Cott 1940, for the "Brazilian Anteater". Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:32, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Added. LittleJerry (talk) 20:26, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

I think a key fact is wrong - giant anteaters eat closer to 30,000 insects per day - not 300,000

The content is: An anteater spends one minute on average feeding at a nest, visiting up to 200 nests in one day and consuming as many as 300,000 individuals.[16]

I tried searching the original reference, but it is not available online. However, all the other sites I checked listed numbers closer to 30,000. For example: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giant-anteater.html - " But their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day."

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-anteater.html - "Giant anteaters have no teeth but a specialized tongue that allows them to eat up to 30,000 ants and termites each day."

http://www.theanimalspot.com/giantanteater.htm "As their name suggests, giant anteaters mostly feed on ants. They will also dine on other insects, including grubs and termites. A single anteater may eat as many as 30,000 ants per day."

Not sure what to do.... Rhbgames (talk) 06:00, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Sounds as if you're right. The blog-type entries are not reliable enough for Wikipedia, but the National Geographic article certainly is, so you should edit the article to update the fact. See WP:REFB for how to get started on references. I can do it for you if you're worried... Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:50, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Fixed. It was a typo. LittleJerry (talk) 00:48, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

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From the article: As a "hook-and-pull" digger, the giant anteater's enlarged supraspinous fossa gives the teres major more leverage—increasing the front limbs' pulling power—and the triceps muscle helps power the flexion of the thickened third digit of the front feet.[21]

The problem: The teres major does not attach (originate) on the supraspinous fossa.

Either both components are wrong or one is. If the supraspinous fossa is enlarged, then the muscles that attach there are the supraspinatus muscle and the distal attachment of the levator scapulae muscle (the latter on the medial aspect of the fossa). If the teres major is the muscle of significance, it originates on the dorsal surface of the inferior angle and the lower part of the lateral border of the scapula. The fibers of teres major insert into the medial lip of the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus.

The source: the above information was taken from the Wikipedia pages on the respective fossa and muscle.

I don't know how to sign. I edit under BThomascall. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BThomascall (talk • contribs) 01:21, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

antbear

Word should appear on page somewhere? Drsruli (talk) 17:56, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Should it? - UtherSRG (talk) 12:51, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Grammar mistakes

Lots of sentences that seem to either be missing crucial words , are incomplete sentences , or use the wrong tense Surfingtheinterweb (talk) 12:01, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Can you be specific? - UtherSRG (talk) 12:51, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

So far I found two . The first one is in characteristics and has an unnecessary 'is' in "… and small hump is protrudes behind the neck" . The second is in feeding anatomy and features what seems to be autocorrection error ? It is "The tongue can only move forward and backwards, due the tiny mouth." These are what I've found through my second skim right now Surfingtheinterweb (talk) 10:40, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 02:29, 17 January 2024 (UTC)