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All About Anteaters

  • September 29, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Anteaters have super long tongues, no teeth, and sharp claws for digging up ants and termites. Native to Central and South America, the four species range from the squirrel-sized, tree-dwelling silky anteater to the seven-foot giant anteater (pictured here), which eats about 30,000 insects a day!

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