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up to 30 000 termites and ants per day!
35,000 ants a day
35,000 a day
About 1 or 2. It has terrible eyesight.
The Giant Anteater, is the largest species of anteater. It is found in Central and South America. It is the only species in the Myrmecophaga genus. It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats, including grasslands, deciduous forests and rainforests. It feeds mainly on ants and termites, sometimes up to 30,000 insects in a single day.
The Giant Anteater, is the largest species of anteater. It is found in Central and South America. It is the only species in the Myrmecophaga genus. It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats, including grasslands, deciduous forests and rainforests. It feeds mainly on ants and termites, sometimes up to 30,000 insects in a single day.
The Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, is the largest species of anteater. It is found in Central and South America. It is the only species in the Myrmecophagagenus.It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats, including grasslands, deciduous forests and rainforests. It feeds mainly on ants and termites, sometimes up to 30,000 insects in a single day.
As many as 30,000 a day!
Four species of scaly anteater, also known as the pangolin, are found in Asia. Another four species are found in Africa. They have adapted to a variety of habitats, from grasslands to tropical forests and even agricultural areas. All they need is a ready supply of termites and ants.
Anteaters can be found in tropical dry forests, rainforests, grasslands and savannas. The silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus) is an arboreal specialist that is most commonly found in rainforest. The tamandua are arboreal and terrestrial opportunists in regards to terrain and food resources. They are most commonly found in dry forests near streams and lakes. The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is almost entirely terrestrial and usually found in grasslands and savannas. It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats, including grasslands, deciduous forests, and rainforests. It feeds mainly on ants and termites, sometimes up to 30,000 insects in a single day. The Anteater is found in central and South America in forests and swampy regions.
They live in logs suvanas and mainly rainforests It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats, including grasslands, deciduous forests and rainforests. It feeds mainly on ants and termites, sometimes up to 30,000 insects in a single day.
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 FWhen threatened they make a loud bellowing noise to scare of their attacker.