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Anteaters
Anteaters only eat ants and termites with their long tongues and narrow snout. Ask questions about these sloth-like creatures here.
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Is the anteater dangerous for people?
They DO have sharp claws, but hand-raised can be very affectionate and can be leash-trained. They're quite sweet really.
"Banded anteater" is the alternative name for the numbat.
A numbat is a small, squirrel-sized, insectivorous marsupial of Australia, now only found in the far southwestern corner of the mainland. Unlike most marsupials, it does not have a pouch for the young, but they cling to the mother's underbelly fur whilst attached to a teat.
The numbat has red-brown fur with six or seven white stripes across its back. It has a relatively long, bushy tail.
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Some worker ants secrete fluid from their bodies to use as glue, and soldier ants secrete venom through a stinger or sprayer on the abdomen. No species of ant has a separate urinary tract, but rather a single anal orifice.
What is the difference between platypus and spiny anteater?
There are several differences between anteaters and spiny anteaters, better known as echidnas.
- Spiny anteaters are also known as echidnas and they are native to Australia, with another species found on the island of New Guinea, and they are distantly related to the platypus. True anteaters are native to South America and are related to armadillos.
- Like their name implies, spiny anteaters are covered covered with a layer of fur and many sharp quills, which are one of their main defenses. True anteaters are covereds in fur.
- Echidnas have a very wide range of habitat - they are able to live in deserts, grasslands, forests, suburban fringes, coastal heath, rainforest, mulga scrub, even sub-alpine mountainsides. Anteaters are restricted to grasslands, forests and rainforests.
- Echidnas are one of that unique group of mammals known as "monotremes", or egg-laying mammals (the platypus also belongs to this group). During breeding season, the female develops a rudimentary pouch, into which she lays a single egg, where it is incubated. Anteaters are placental mammals, giving birth to live young.
- The only two similarities between true anteaters and echidnas is 1. their diet, consisting mostly of termites, extending to ants, and occasionally to insect larvae. 2. Another similarity is that they are both mammals, i.e. warmblooded vertebrates which feed their young on mothers' milk.
Why is the giant anteater endangered?
There are many species of anteater, and each one has its own conservation status. The giant anteater is considered Near Threatened, but not quite Vulnerable. Other anteater species are considered Least Concern.
What type of animal is the pangolin?
== == scaly anteater Pangolins or scaly anteatersare mammals in the order Pholidota. There is only one extant family (Manidae) and one genus (Manis) of pangolins, comprising eight species. Pangolins have large scales on their skin and are found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia. The name "pangolin" is derived from the Malay word pengguling ("something that rolls up").
It bears a single offspring after a gestation period of 190 days, which will stay near the mother until she becomes pregnant again. The baby spends much of the first part of its life riding on its mother's back, until it is nearly half her size
The Spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, does lay eggs but it is not an anteater - it is a monotreme, and is completely different from regular anteaters (like the Giant anteater). Regular anteaters are in the family Vermilingua, (also known as xenarthrans and edentates, it contains anteaters, armadillos and sloths) Spiny anteaters are in the family monotremes (also known as Monotremata and egg-laying mammals, it contains Spiny anteaters and the platypus).
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Number one, it's teeth. not teath. Number two, anteaters do not have teeth. Their main diet is made up of foods that do not need to be chewed, such as ants, termites, soft fruits, other insects, and if necessary, birds eggs.
How does the spiny anteater reproduce?
The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme (egg-laying mammal), meaning it reproduces by laying eggs. It is one of just two types of monotremes, the other being the platypus.
If you eat an ant will you die?
No. In fact, many insects are a part of human diets in many parts of the world. (Still, venomous ants and bugs are not recommended for consumption.)
What is the web address for wikipedia?
the url is the web address. wikipedia is www.wikipedia.org
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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.
What rainforest's does the anteater live in?
The Forest Floor it lives in the amazon the biggest rainforest in the world
Where in Australia do anteaters live?
No. The echidna is sometimes known as the spiny anteater, but it is not related in any way to anteaters. Echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, whereas anteaters are placental mammals.
A zot is American slang for an anteater, or the characteristic sound made by an anteater's tongue, or lightning.
How big is the receiver-stimulator?
The receiver-stimulator is disk-shaped and is about the size of a quarter
How are humans and ants similar?
The only similarities a platypus and an armadillo share are that, because they are both mammals, they share most of the characteristics of mammals.
Both platypuses and armadillos are warm-blooded vertebrates with a covering of fur and skin (where the armadillo is not covered with armour). Their young are nourished with milk. The main difference is that platypuses are monotremes, which are egg-laying mammals. They are still mammals because, like all mammals, they feed their young on mothers' milk. Mammals also breathe through lungs.
Both of these mammals are also characterised by the following anatomical features:
- A flexible neck with seven cervical vertebrae
- Mammals also show enhanced neocortex development
- Sound is produced by the larynx (a modified region of the trachea)
- limbs are oriented vertically
- The mammalian heart has 4 chambers
- Internal temperature is generally high
- Egg development occurs in the uterus (excluding monotremata)
- They have sweat glands
- A single jaw bone
- Diaphragm
- Three bones for a middle ear
What is the scientific name for a giant anteater?
The scientific name of the giant anteater is Myrmecophaga tridactyla.
*Why are jumps called jumps?
In order to clear an "obstacle" of any sort, a horse must jump over it. Therefore these "obstacles" became known as jumps.
