Mongabay

Lydia Möcklinghoff, champion of the giant anteater, has died in a plane crash. She was 45

The giant anteater is easy to turn into a curiosity. Its head narrows into a long tube. It sees poorly. It opens termite mounds with strong claws and gathers insects with a tongue that can reach far beyond its mouth. Its life can appear simple until someone tries to study it.…