Anteater
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Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Superorder: | Xenarthra |
Order: | Pilosa |
Suborder: | Vermilingua Illiger, 1811 |
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Anteaters are mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae and the suborder Vermilingua. Anteaters live in South America and Central America.
Anteaters eat ants and termites. They have long, sharp claws and a long, sticky tongue. The tongue can be up to 60 cm long, as long as a person's arm. The anteater opens an ant nest with its claws. Then it licks up the ants with its tongue.
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Wikispecies has information on: Myrmecophagidae. |
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