Video: Minnesota Zoo Home to Rare Birth of Baby Anteater

'Tis the season for new baby animals at the .

The zoo announced Monday the rare birth of an animal in the anteater family, the Southern tamandua. She was born April 8, and is the first tamandua ever born at the Minnesota Zoo.

The tamandua's birth came just a few days before .

Only 30 tamanduas are found in Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited organizations in North America, according to a press release.

The new baby is a girl, but doesn't yet have a name. She weighs under one pound, according to the press release, and is on exhibit in the Tropics Trail area.

Southern tamanduas are also known as lesser anteaters, according to the release. They're built to eat the abundance of insects—ants, termites, grubs, bees—living in the rainforest, and their coarse fur helps keep ants from biting their skin.

Tamanduas are found in the wild from rain forests to savannas, often near rivers and streams. They spend most of their time in trees and use their tails to climb in the branches. They also have a strong odor used to mark their territory.

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