At the end of the sixties no zoological garden contained a specimen of the South African anteater.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
The curved claws of the unheeding anteater fitted around the trunk and the strong prehensile tail flattened against the bark, so that the creature seemed to put forth no more exertion than if walking along a fallen log.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
Not only were most of the birds their enemies, but anteater lived almost wholly from them, and Centipede beset them every time and at all places when he had the chance.
"South-African Folk-Tales"
James A. Honey