00879naa a2200193 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024501260007826000090020452002780021365000240049165000210051565000130053665300250054965300250057470000160059977300700061518119272017-03-10 2005 bl --- 0-- u #d1 aMEDRI, Í, M. aA brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenartha, Myrmecophagidae). c2005 aThe scientific literature on giant anteaters states that the animal sleeps with its tail folded over its body to conserve body temperature. However, observations of this species in natural habitats indicate variations in this behavior, depending on the ambient temperature. aambient temperature abody temperature aPantanal aTemperatura ambiente aTemperatura corporal1 aMOURÃO, G. tRevista Brasileira de Zootecniagv. 22, n. 4, p. 1213-1215, 2005.