It's common that we don't see many species of animals anymore these days. However, the fact is that Brazil is a country rich in fauna and it is still possible to find some animals that have not been seen for a long time here. This case even occurred with the only giant anteater live albino found in Brazil, in the Brazilian Cerrado region. Learn more about him as you read on.
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Check now some important information about the albino giant anteater found live in Brazil:
Named Alvin, the giant anteater cub was found in the Brazilian Cerrado, in the Três Lagoas region, by the team from the Institute for the Conservation of Wild Animals (Icas).
The coat of giant anteaters is characterized by a grayish-brown color and marked by a black stripe on the back that serves to camouflage them from possible predators, in addition to filtering the sun's rays, thus ensuring better comfort thermal.
In the case of Alvim, due to albinism, his coat is lighter and tawny. However, this does not stop it from being 100% healthy.
To better understand how he will survive in the Cerrado with albinism, the scientists put a GPS tracking collar on Alvim. This was due to theories stating that these animals tend to be more susceptible to the sun, heat, cold and predators. Thus, several studies will be initiated.
Monitoring also guarantees the freedom of the animal
Even though they are aware of all this, the scientists do not intend to interfere directly in Alvim's life, because if that happens it will mischaracterize the animal's real life.
In addition to Alvim, the Environmental Military Police also found another albino giant anteater, however, he was dead, so it was only possible to collect genetic samples.
There is a possibility that this animal found and Alvim are brothers. All this will be confirmed after tests genetic to be carried out. If it's real, there will be studies about them being monogamous, and if that's really possible, the The existing explanation is due to the reduction in the number of animals able to reproduce after the deforestation of the Thick.
