WHAT IS THE GIANT ANTEATER?The Giant anteater is a large mammal with long fur, claws and snout. Anteaters have no teeth. They have sticky tongues to collect ants from their holes.
It eats ants and termites, beetles, and ants. Using its claws and long tongue. A giant anteater is not affected to ant bites, because it fur is so thick it doesn't affect it also it feeds on the ants and termites for just a minute before moving on. The scientific name is the Myrmecophaga Tridactyla. They live in central and south America. The biomes that they live in are grasslands, forests, and rain forests. The giant anteater's sense of smell is 40 times better than ours. The Giant anteaters can kill their main predators, like big cats, jaguars and mountain lions. The giant anteater is a consumer. |