PHOTO: Baby Anteater's 4-Month Piggyback Ride

02/01/2010 at 03:30 PM EST

PHOTO: Baby Anteater's 4-Month Piggyback Ride
Matt Marriott/Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Momma anteater needs a massage! For the next four months, this infant giant anteater, who was born in December at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, will nuzzle on his mother's back until he's ready to walk, explore and find his own food. He may have been just 3 lbs. at birth, but this baby is much bigger now, so this is no easy piggyback ride! We're sure mom can take it, though. Not only is the anteater's sense of smell 40 times stronger than that of a human, but they can also tear apart anthills with their bare claws. He better stick with mom, he's got a lot to learn!

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