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A juvenile collared anteater or, lesser anteater, but usually referred to as the southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) a species of anteater from South America and the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. They take ants, termites, bees and occasionally fruit. They can vary in color from browns to gray.

The New Deal’s reforms and taxation policies significantly enhanced well-being and education through various initiatives. These programs provided economic relief, expanded educational opportunities, and improved living conditions for many Americans. The reforms and taxation were key in helping the nation recover from the Great Depression while also investing in its citizens’ future through education and improved living standards.

Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears—it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the soul. But for many brain patients, music is even more—it can provide access, when no other can, to the self.

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (2007).