Endangered mammals. Among anteaters, sloths and armadillos

Foreword.................................... 5

What is a mammal?..................................6

What are edentates? .............................8

The tamandua .........................10

Tamandua mexicana.........................................10

What is it like?..........................................10

Where does it live? ..............................12

What does it eat? .................................15

Which are its enemies?.......................16

The three-toed sloth..............18

Bradypus variegatus...........................................18

What is it like? ........................................19

Where does it live?...............................22

What does it eat?...................................23

Which are its enemies? .....................24

Nine-banded armadillo..........26

Dasypus novemcinctus......................................26

What is it like? ........................................26

Where does it live?...............................30

What does it eat? .................................33

Which are its enemies?.......................34

How can we help

protect them?...........................36

Why are they endangered? .............36

How can we help them? ..................41