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Giant Anteater at the Ark

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Here is an image of a Giant Anteater at Ark Encounter. Giant anteaters are the only terrestrial anteater species. They can run up to 30 miles per hour, but they are still excellent climbers and swimmers. Giant anteaters can flick their two-foot-long spiny tongues 150 times per minute to eat over 30,000 insects at 200 nests daily.

Giant Anteater the Ark

Binturong at the Ark

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Binturong at Ark Encounter, known as bearcat, is an arboreal animal that is neither bear nor cat—it is a civet. Binturongs are excellent climbers, primarily arboreal, and prefer to live high in the forest canopies. They can rotate their ankles to allow them to climb down trees headfirst. They are also excellent swimmers!

Binturong at the Ark

Grant’s Zebra at the Ark

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Grant’s zebras, one at Ark Encounter, are the smallest of the six subspecies of plains zebras and the smallest zebra species overall. Are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes? It depends on how you look at it! While most zebras appear to have a white base coat with black striping, their skin is solid black.

Grant’s Zebra at the Ark

African Crowned Crane at the Ark

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Named for the striking golden plumage on their heads, these beautiful cranes at Ark Encounter are the national bird of Uganda. African crowned cranes have an impressive six-foot wingspan and are one of only two crane species capable of perching in trees since they possess long hind toes.

African Crowned Crane at the Ark