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August 2, 2007

Giant anteater to debut at zoo Saturday / Photo

Journal photo / Sandor Bodo
Johei, the new giant anteater at Roger Williams Park Zoo, is getting adjusted to his new digs. He has been at the zoo for about a month now.

PROVIDENCE -- The Roger Williams Park Zoo offered a preview glimpse this morning of its new giant anteater exhibit, which opens to the public on Saturday.

The giant anteater is the world’s largest species of anteater. It measures up to 7 feet long from snout to tail and weighs up to 80 pounds. Plus, with its 2-foot-long tongue, it devours up to 35,000 insects a day.

The exhibit is part of the zoo’s $35-million “New Zoo” master plan and capital campaign. It’s the third new exhibit to open this summer. African wild dogs opened in May, and the new bald eagle habitat opened last month.

Check out the zoo’s plans for revitalization.

Admission is $12, $8 for seniors and $6 for children, 3 to 12. The zoo, located at 1000 Elmwood Ave., is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (401) 785-3510 or visit www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

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