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are parents for the third time,” explained Zoo Director Gregg Dancho. “We couldn’t be happier that our Giant anteaters Pana and E.O. Currently mother and baby are in seclusion most of the day, with brief forays into the outdoor habitat for fresh air and sunshine. The pair was brought to Connecticut’s only Zoo with the hopes of successful breeding, which occurred for the first time in 2016. Proud parents are third time dad, E.O., and fourth time mom, Pana. Arriving on June 15 after a 175-day gestation period, the baby weighed 4.3 pounds at nine days old, and 6.1 pounds at 23 days old on July 8. For the third time in Zoo history, a Giant anteater has been born at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo.
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