are tapirs related to anteaters?
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Tapirs are large mammals that look like wild hogs with anteater snouts. In reality, tapirs are neither, and they are most closely related to horses and rhinos. The word "tapir" comes from an indigenous Brazilian language; it means "thick," referring to the animal's hide, according to the San Diego Zoo.
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"Anteater" properly refers to the four species of the suborder Vermilingua native to Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America. This includes two species of Tamandua (Silky Anteaters) and the Giant Anteater. ... Pangolin (scaly anteater), placental mammals found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia.
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No, Boa constrictor and their closest relatives in the family Boidae can not breed with any of the species of python - and this is for one major reason: ... Pythons - members of the family Pythonidae - are all, without exception, egg layers.
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Sorry to disappoint you, but bears and dogs are not directly related. ... Dogs are part of the Canidae family, which includes species like foxes, dingoes, and coyotes. Meanwhile, bears are part of the Ursidae family. Relatives in this family include polar bears, pandas, and other distinctly bear-like animals.
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Anteaters belong to the order Pilosa, while aardvarks belong to the order Tubulidentata. There are four anteater species, and only one aardvark species.
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No. Bears are ursines, from their family Ursidae. Their closest living relatives are the pinnipeds — seals, sea lions, and walruses. ... Bears are related to canines the same way humans are related to gorillas: same general order, different families.
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Bears are caniforms too, and are more closely related to dogs than cats are. So you could argue that big dogs do exist, and the equivalent of the tiger in the dog world is a grizzly bear!
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It has been classified as a relative of the giant panda, and also of the raccoon, with which it shares a ringed tail. Currently, red pandas are considered members of their own unique family—the Ailuridae. Red pandas are an at-risk species, victims of deforestation.
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In short, yes, Siberian Huskies, like all domesticated dogs are genetically related to wolves. ... And, families lived with their sled dogs so they needed a dog that was friendly and even-tempered. Arctic dogs like the Siberian and the Alaskan Malamute have a genetic similarity to the extinct North Asia Taymyr wolf.
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Spotted hyenas are the largest of three hyena species. Brown and striped hyenas are the other two. Although hyenas appear similar to dogs, they are actually more closely related to cats.
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Sea lions might share part of their name with a big cat, but they're actually more closely related to dogs! ... Sea lions, along with seals and walruses, are caniforms. Like dogs, wolves, and bears, they tend to have long snouts and claws that don't retract. Sea lions do have some things in common with lions, though.
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The red panda has given scientists taxonomic fits. It has been classified as a relative of the giant panda, and also of the raccoon, with which it shares a ringed tail. Currently, red pandas are considered members of their own unique family—the Ailuridae.
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Sheep are related to antelopes, cattle, muskoxen and goats. All of these mammals are even-toed ungulates — their hooves are cloven, or split into two toes. They are also ruminants — their stomachs have multiple chambers to aid digestion.
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Giant anteaters are terrestrial. Unlike other anteater species, adult giant anteaters only rarely climb trees. Instead, its powerful forearms and prominent claws are used primarily for digging and ripping in the search for food.
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Sorry to disappoint you, but bears and dogs are not directly related. They're entirely different species that evolved from distinct biological families. Dogs are part of the Canidae family, which includes species like foxes, dingoes, and coyotes. Meanwhile, bears are part of the Ursidae family.
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Foxes are part of the Canidae family, which means they're related to wolves, jackals, and dogs. They're medium-sized, between 7 and 15 pounds, with pointy faces, lithe frames, and bushy tails. But unlike their relatives, foxes are not pack animals.
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Bats are most closely related to Carnivora (lions, tigers, bears, dogs, and seals), and ungulates (including horses and cows) which also includes Cetaceans (dolphins and whales).