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What are facts about anteaters?

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  • They don't have any teeth, instead they swallow small stones to crush the ants in their stomach.
  • The Giant anteater's tongue can be up to 60 cm ( 2 feet ) in length.
  • When eating they flick their rather long tongues 160 times per minute to avoid the stings of the ants.
  • Anteaters are also called ant-bears.
  • The Giant anteater eats 30,000 anta a day!
  • Their babys are called pups.
  • Giant anteaters have the lowest temperature of any animal 90 degrees F
  • When threatened they make a loud bellowing noise to scare of their attacker.
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