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Giant Giant anteateranteater
By León zorraquinBy León zorraquin
Where it lives
It lives in Central America, South America east of the It lives in Central America, South America east of the Andes as far south as Uruguay and North West Andes as far south as Uruguay and North West Argentina Argentina
Anteater, common name for any of four insect-eating mammals of Mexico, Central America, and South America, having a long head with a long, tubular mouth and long tongue, but no teeth. The giant anteater, weighing up to 39 kg (86 lb), is the largest species of anteater.
Food and huntingFood and hunting
• It eats ants, it uses its It eats ants, it uses its bigbig front claws to tear front claws to tear open termite mounds open termite mounds and for defense. his and for defense. his sticky tongue makes sticky tongue makes the ants stick to itthe ants stick to it