Silky anteater by Christian Ziegler

A silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus) from Barro Colorado Island, Panama. This small island, just 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) in area, is one of the tropical protected areas evaluated in this study (photo © Christian Ziegler, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute). Image may only be used in stories related to the article “Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas” and must be credited to the photographer.

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