Out in the eastern province of La Altagracia, a man was driving his children to school and his wife to work when he came across a very exotic animal, an ant-eater, wandering the streets of the municipality of Veron.
Eventually, the man called the authorities at the National Zoo in Santo Domingo, and the animal is now under their care.
In the National Zoo there are a pair of giant ant-eaters named “Hor-acio” and “Hor-tencia” and their new baby girl “Hor-quídia” (Orchid in Spanish). The yet-to-be-named ant-eater is of a different species than these giant ant-eaters and is of one generally found in Central America and parts of South America.
According to the authorities, the animal is not listed on any invoice for exotic animals permitted into the Dominican Republic.
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Diario Libre
Diario Libre
7 October 2025