The Anteater is covered with stiff, straw-like hair which grows up to 40 cm long on the tail. Young have soft hair until they are mature. The dominant colouring may be grey or brown, but all have a diagonal black and white shoulder stripe
All mammals have fur or hair. That includes spiny anteaters (echidnas). The spines on the echidna are actually modified hairs.
Yes. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, has both fur and spines.
Yes, they do.Further information:The proper name for the spiny anteater is echidna. Echidnas have a thick layer of fur, from which its spines protrude Echidnas in Tasmania have thicker and longer fur than echidnas on the mainland of Australia, and their fur can sometimes be longer than their spikes.
All species of anteater are characterised primarily by their elongated snouts which carry their mouths on the end. To protect themselves from the ants they eat, anteaters also typically have dense coats of fur.
No, anteaters are vertebrates.
Some insect action in the fur, like moths. Nothing bigger.
anteaters are blind
Anteaters eat Ants and termites
There is not specific collective noun for anteaters, most likely because anteaters are solitary animals. However, if you need a word for a group of anteaters, a noun suitable for the context is used, for example a pair of anteaters, a family of anteaters, etc.
Anteaters give birth to a single offspring after a gestation period of about 190 to 200 days. The mother typically finds a safe, secluded spot to deliver her young, which are born with their eyes open and are covered in soft fur. After birth, the mother carries the baby on her back, where it clings to her fur for safety and warmth while she forages for food. The young anteater gradually becomes more independent as it matures.
Anteaters eat ants.
Anteaters eat Ants and termites