Brazilian aardvark

English WNCoati Alajuela CR.png en A supposed Brazilian aardvark (en Q5479132) Etymology The name was picked up following its insertion into Wikipedia in July 2008 by Dylan Breves as a joke.en 1 Coati 225140818 2008-07-11 Coatis are also known as Coatimundis, Hog-Nosed Raccoons, snookum bears and Brazilian Aardvarks.en Randall, Eric How a Raccoon Became an Aardvark w:The New Yorker 2014-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085622/https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/how-a-raccoon-became-an-aardvarken Graystone, Andrew Too Much Information? 2019 Canterbury Press 9781786221599 In July 2008, a 17-year-old student called Dylan Breves edited the Wikipedia article on the coati, saying that coatis are also known as 'Brazilian aardvarks'. They aren't. It was a private joke. There's no such thing as a Brazilian aardvark. The hoax was uncovered in 2014, but some use of the name has continued.en Phillips, Tom Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t 2020 Harlequin 9781488076770 Pronunciation en /bɹəˌzɪ.ljən ˈɑːd.vɑːk/ RP en /bɹəˌzɪ.ljən ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Brazilian aardvark.wav GA Noun en Q5479132 en ghost word nonstandard The coati (Nasua genus spp.). en 20 April 2010 Randy Burns Scape Ore Farms' menagerie becoming an attraction The Item 115 157 A4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/670446193/ Specializing mostly in birds, pheasants and ducks, they also have a few donkeys, snakes, porcupines and a group of animals: Brazilian aardvarks, Mexican tejon, hog-nosed coons, pistoes and snookum bears, which are cousins of the racoon. en 2012-11-14 2020 John R. Platt Brazil Plans to Clone Its Endangered Species Scientific American quoted in print in Phillips 9781488076770 If they receive government approval, the species they'll be working with would include the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus); jaguar (Panthera onca); black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus); bush dog (Speothos venaticus); Brazilian aardvark, also known locally as coati (Nasua nasua); collared anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla); gray brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira); and bison (Bison bison). en 2020 Tom Phillips Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t Harlequin 9781488076770 But there's no doubt the Brazilian aardvark is out there now, in the wild, [...] A Brazilian aardvark, pictured enoying a snack in Tulum, Mexico. en References Further reading en Procyonids Wiki