A Giant Ant
Eater Picture Brief Description of an Anteater! Scientific name: (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Shown is that of an Anteater that is described as the Giant South American Anteater! This animal is exceptionally beautiful and fluffy, and it is an animal that never stays in one place too long, it is always on the move! However, there are more than one type of anteaters, but the Giant Anteater is exceptional animal. The giant anteater is found in more than one habitat such as rainforest grasslands and in the semiarid regions of Central and South America! The Giant Anteater feeds mostly on ants and termites snapping up around 30,000 insects per day with its long tongue which has a reach of up to two feet! In one minute flat, a Giant Anteater can extend and withdraw its long tongue more than 150 times! Giant Anteater picture was snapped on location at the London Regent's Park Zoo, London, England! | |