Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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It’s incredible how giant anteaters are so careful during their bath. They like to check that all parts of their body will be clean. During the hottest days and nights in the Brazilian Pantanal, many animals favour this little pond inside the forest for relaxing moments like this. Giant anteaters love bathing, and curiously they carefully wash and brush their whole body.

Leader of our giant anteater conservation project in Brazil, Arnaud Desbiez, captured this marvelous footage on a camera trap. You can learn more about how PTES is supporting Arnaud to protect giant anteaters from extinction: ptes.org/grants/worldwide-projects/giant-anteater-brazil