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Anteaters
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Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species

of the suborder Vermilingua commonly known for eating ants and
termites. The individual species have other names in English and
other languages. Together with the sloths, they are within the
order Pilosa. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Vermilingua

Order: Pilosa

Class: Mammalia

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Suborder: Vermilingua; Illiger, 1811

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Can an anteater kill you?

Although they are shy and typically attempt to avoid humans,

giant anteaters can inflict severe wounds with their front
claws and have been known to seriously injure or kill
humans who corner and threaten them.

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Giant anteater - Wikipedia

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Anteater - Wikipedia
Anteater is a common name for the four
extant mammal species of the suborder
Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") ...

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Giant anteater - Wikipedia

The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla),
also known as the ant bear, is an
insectivorous mammal native to Central
and ...

Species: M. tridactyla
Genus: Myrmecophaga; Linnaeus 1758

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Anteater | mammal | Britannica

May 4, 2021 — Anteater, (suborder
Vermilingua), any of four species of toothless,
insect-eating mammals found in tropical
savannas and forests from southern Mexico
to ...

Videos
The Giant Anteater Carries On, 25
Million Years and Counting
YouTube · Great Big Story
1:27 PREVIEW
Mar 5, 2018

The Giant Anteater and the Termites

- Secrets of our Living Planet -…
Episode 2 - BBC Two
YouTube · BBC
3:11 PREVIEW
Jun 19, 2012

From 00:31 How long is an anteaters tongue?

Giant Anteaters: Looks Can Be

Deceiving
YouTube · San Diego Zoo
1:31 PREVIEW
Jul 20, 2016

Giant Anteater vs Termites | South

America's Weirdest Animals |…
National
YouTube Geographic
· National ... UK
Geographic
3:48 PREVIEW
Aug 1, 2020

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Anteaters Cyclopedidae

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Giant anteater, facts and photos - National

Geographic
Anteaters are edentate animals—they have no
teeth. But their long tongues are more than
sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and
termites they swallow whole each ...

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Giant Anteater | San Diego Zoo Animals &

Plants
Giant anteaters range from Honduras in
Central America to the Gran Chaco region of
Bolivia in South America, and are found in
tropical and dry forests, savannas, and ...

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Did you know how many insects a Giant

Anteater can eat in a day? Candid Animal ...
May 4, 2021 — More videos on
YouTube ... Giant anteaters
(Myrmecophaga tridactyla) are
native to Central and South
America. They have dense fur… 3:26

with black stripes ...

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Giant Anteater | Saint Louis Zoo

Giant anteaters are the largest of the four anteater species -- up
to 50 inches long, plus another 25 to 35 inches for the fan-like
tail. In color, they're mostly brown to gray brown, ...

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Giant Anteater - Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Giant Anteater. Myrmecophaga tridactyla.
Largest of the Anteaters. With the quite
tubular muzzle elongated to house the
extremely long ...

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