As you may have read here, I went among the artists to bring you some strange facts about the anteater. I hope you like the drawing. More to follow! I look forward to your feedback. Your Jenny
Monte Alto
Naked climbing tail – not suggestive, clever
The fact that the climbing tails of tropical forest-dwelling animals are usually not hairy is part of their adaptation strategy to life in the trees. Only a hairless tail can be used well for climbing, like a grabbing arm. You can find out more here. Do any of you...
We have set an example! Awarded the German Local Sustainability Award for our project in Monte Alto
6 categories, 142 applicants, 6 winners: we were one of them! On November 4, 2015, we received the 1st prize in the "International Partnerships" category for our intercultural education project in Monte Alto in beautiful Lübeck. Every year, this category recognizes...
The prehensile tail – fifth wheel on the wagon? Quite the opposite!
I felt similar to this anteater last year during a climbing forest course on the Wasserkuppe, when I was left hanging helplessly from a ropeway between two of the wooden platforms and could no longer go back and forth. What I would have given, like the anteater, to...
Tropical dry forest inhabitant 2016: the winning animal has been chosen!
Almost 200 votes were included in our survey. Thank you very much for this great participation! A neck-and-neck race quickly emerged between the anteater and the griffin. The anteater won the vote by just three votes, making it our 2016 campaign animal for the...
Biologist on the wrong track!
Art lessons at school must have been worthwhile for something, I thought to myself as I picked up the pencil and drawing paper during my Christmas vacation. My aim is to show you the fun facts about the anteater in an entertaining and attractive way, what a creature...