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Giant anteater

Giant anteater is the common name for the largest species of anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, characterized by a long, narrow, tapered snout without teeth, very long tongue, long and bushy tail, and five digits on each foot, including four with claws on the forefeet and five with claws on the hindfeet. The giant anteater is found in Central and South America. It is the only species in the Myrmecophaga genus.

Popular Article: Paraffin

Chemical structure of methane, the simplest alkane

Paraffin is a common name for a group of alkane hydrocarbons with the general formula C_nH_2n+2, where n is the number of carbon atoms. The simplest paraffin molecule is that of methane, CH₄, a gas at room temperature. Heavier members of the series, such as that of octane C₈H₁₈, appear as liquids at room temperature. The solid forms of paraffin, called paraffin wax, are from the heaviest molecules from C₂₀ to C₄₀. Paraffin wax was identified by Carl Reichenbach in 1830.

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Winston Churchill called Uganda "the pearl of Africa" (source: Uganda)

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