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 ==== Snout ====
 A typical and very peculiar feature of the appearance of an anteater is its snout. It is very long in relation to the rest of the body, and also in comparison with other animals of this type. This snout also ends in a relatively small mouth opening. [([[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/giant-anteater|National Geographic]])]
+==== Body length ====
+The body length of an anteater is 6-8 feet. [([[https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-anteater|National Zoo]])]
+==== Body weight ====
+The body weight of anteaters ranges from about 40 to 140 pounds. [([[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/giant-anteater|National Geographics]])]
+==== Diet ====
+The anteater's main food is ants. They also eat insect larvae, fruit, and bird eggs. [([[https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/do-anteaters-eat-only-ants|Wonderopolis]])]
+==== Life span ====
+Anteaters live up to a maximum of 27 years. The average lifespan for females is about 11 years, and 15 years for males. [([[https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/facts-about-giant-anteaters/|Discoer Wildlife]])]
+==== Living area ====
+Anteaters can be found in rainforest jungles, mixed forests, grassy plains, and steppes in Central and South America. [([[https://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/rainforest-animals/giant-anteater-or-antbear-central-and-south-america|The Young People's Trust for the Environment]])]
+==== Rarely attack ====
+Anteaters only attack when they have no way to escape. [([[https://www.livescience.com/47113-anteaters-can-kill-people.html|Live Science]])]
+==== Four species ====
+There are four species of anteaters the great anteater, the Mexican anteater (northern Tamandua), the four-toed anteater (southern Tamandua), and the silky anteater (dwarf anteater). [([[https://www.britannica.com/animal/anteater|Britannica]])]
+==== 35,000 ants ====
+An anteater can eat up to 35,000 ants in a day. [([[https://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/giant-anteater/|Animal Fact Guide]])]
+==== Great sense of smell ====
+An anteater has a 40 times better sense of smell than a human. [([[https://www.saczoo.org/2022/03/anteaters-highways/|Sacramento Zoo]])]
+==== Endangered ====
+Giant anteaters are the most endangered mammals in Central America. [([[http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/giant-anteater/|Edge of Existence]])]
+=== Sloths and anteaters ====
+The largest relative of the great anteater is the dwarf sloth. They shared a common ancestor more than 55 million years ago. [([[https://slothconservation.org/anteaters-the-sloths-closest-relative/|Sloth Conservation]])]
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