Edie Freeman designed the cover of this book using a 19th-century engraving from the Dover Pictorial Archive. The cover layout was produced by Kathleen Wilson, using QuarkXpress 3.3 and the ITC Garamond font. The inside layout was designed by Alicia Cech, based on a series design by Nancy Priest, and implemented in FrameMaker 5.5 by Mike Sierra. The text and heading fonts are ITC Garamond Light and Garamond Book. This colophon was written by Clairemarie Fisher O'Leary.
Tamanduas live in the tropical rainforest.
Tamanduas use their powerful forearms for self defense. When attacked they will back up against a rock or cling to a tree branch with their hind legs while fighting and clawing with their forearms. Amazonian Indians sometimes use tamanduas to clear their homes of ants and termites. Despite this useful trait, the tamandua is an endangerd species. They are often killed for their tails, the tendons of which are used to make ropes.