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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:// | 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:// | ||
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+ | ==== Body length ==== | ||
+ | The body length of an anteater is 6-8 feet. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Body weight ==== | ||
+ | The body weight of anteaters ranges from about 40 to 140 pounds. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Diet ==== | ||
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+ | ==== 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:// | ||
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+ | ==== Living area ==== | ||
+ | Anteaters can be found in rainforest jungles, mixed forests, grassy plains, and steppes in Central and South America. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Rarely attack ==== | ||
+ | Anteaters only attack when they have no way to escape. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 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:// | ||
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+ | ==== 35,000 ants ==== | ||
+ | An anteater can eat up to 35,000 ants in a day. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Great sense of smell ==== | ||
+ | An anteater has a 40 times better sense of smell than a human. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Endangered ==== | ||
+ | Giant anteaters are the most endangered mammals in Central America. [([[http:// | ||
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+ | === 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:// | ||
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