cool-critters: “Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) The giant anteater is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. The giant anteater is the largest of its family, 182–217 cm in length. It is recognizable by its...
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cool-critters: “Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) The giant anteater is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. The giant anteater is the largest of its family, 182–217 cm in length. It is recognizable by its...
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cool-critters: “Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) The giant anteater is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. The giant anteater is the largest of its family, 182–217 cm in length. It is recognizable by its...
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cool-critters: “Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) The giant anteater is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. The giant anteater is the largest of its family, 182–217 cm in length. It is recognizable by its...
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Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

The giant anteater is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. The giant anteater is the largest of its family, 182–217 cm in length.  It is recognizable by its elongated snout, bushy tail, long fore claws, and distinctively colored pelage. The anteater can be found in multiple habitats, including grassland and rainforest. It forages in open areas and rests in more forested habitats. It feeds primarily on ants and termites, using its fore claws to dig them up and its long, sticky tongue to collect them. Though giant anteaters live in overlapping home ranges, they are mostly solitary except during mother-offspring relationships, aggressive interactions between males, and when mating. Mother anteaters carry their offspring on their backs until weaning them. The giant anteater is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

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