Skeletons/Anatomy: A Cased Southern Tamandua Anteater Skeleton (Tamandua tetradactyla), 21st century, a complete natural skeletal reconstruction of an adult Southern Tamandua anteater, looking straight ahead in walking pose, the entire skeleton supported upon three brass posts, mounted upon an ebonised base, enclosed beneath a large five-glass table display case, 115cm by 20.5cm by 40.5cm.

The Southern tamandua, also called the collared anteater or lesser anteater, is a species of anteater from South America and Trinidad in the Caribbean, it is a solitary animal found in many habitats, from mature to highly disturbed secondary forests and arid savannas. It feeds on ants, termites, and bees, its very strong foreclaws can be used to break insect nests or to defend itself.