Anteater
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Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua, commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together
Tamanduá bandeira no Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra
Vermilingua
The silky anteater is the smallest species in the order.
Sleeping giant anteater
Giant anteater
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The giant anteater is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is the largest of the four living species of anteaters, which are classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. The
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…also commonly applied to the aardvark, numbat, echidnas, and pangolins, although they are not closely related to true anteaters. Extant species are the giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla, about 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) long including the tail; the silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus, about 35 cm (14 in) long; the southern…
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Skull