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Baby Giant Anteater Born At Fairfield County’s Beardsley Zoo
For the third time in zoo history, a giant anteater has been born at the Beardsley Zoo in Fairfield County.
The baby was born at the Bridgeport zoo on Tuesday, 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 Thursday, July 8, said Beardsley Zoo officials.
The proud parents are third-time dad, E.O., and fourth-time mom, Pana.
The pair was brought to Connecticut’s only zoo with the hopes of successful breeding, which occurred for the first time in 2016.
Currently mother and baby are in seclusion most of the day, wi…
