Anteater

An anteater is a mammal of the family Myrmecophagidae and the suborder Vermilingua. Anteaters live in South America and Central America.

Anteater Temporal range: Early Miocene-present
Giant anteater
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Suborder:	Vermilingua Illiger, 1811
Families
Cyclopedidae Myrmecophagidae

Anteaters eat ants and termites. They have long, sharp claws and a long, sticky tongue. The tongue can be up to 60 cm long, as long as a person's arm. The anteater opens an ant nest with its claws. Then it licks up the ants with its tongue.

Large anteaters that move on the ground knuckle-walk, bending their front toes under when they move the way gorillas do. Small anteaters that live in trees do not do this.^[1]

Gallery

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  A Giant Anteater.
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  Termites
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  Termite mound
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  Tree Anteater
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  Giant Anteater