CINCINNATI — A new baby is expected to arrive later this year at Ohio’s Cincinnati Zoo.
According to WHIO-TV, the attraction announced Tuesday that Isla, a tamandua, is pregnant. Her pup is due in late December, the zoo said in a Facebook post.
Officials also shared a video from Isla’s recent ultrasound.
Tamandua UltrasoundScientists from Cincinnati Zoo's CREW have confirmed that Isla the tamandua is pregnant and expecting a pup at the end of December! Check out this amazing video from her most recent ultrasound!
Posted by Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Southern tamanduas, aka lesser anteaters, are native to South America, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. The organization does not consider the animals threatened, vulnerable or endangered.
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