大食蚁兽 (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) 是栖息在中美洲与南美洲草原的中型哺乳类动物。这种动物名副其实，几乎只以蚂蚁和白蚁为食，它们能以嗅觉找出蚁窝，再用带有黏液的长舌伸入蚁穴摄食。大食蚁兽的外表非常独特，有着细长的口鼻、小小的眼睛和耳朵、粗壮的四肢、粗硬的鬃毛和毛发浓密的尾巴。大食蚁兽全身还有独特的花纹，前肢为白色、口鼻为灰色，胸部、颈部和肩膀有黑色条纹，并有黑色至棕色的尾巴和鬃毛。
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Myrmecophaga tridactyla
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giant-anteater
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The giant anteater may visit 200 ant nests and eat up to 30,000 insects in a day.
Giant anteaters have no teeth and very limited jaw movement; they can only open their mouth enough to stick their tongue out and collect ants.
A giant anteater’s tongue is 45cm longer than the length of their skull.
Giant anteaters have no stomach acid, instead using the formic acid made by the ants they eat to digest their food.
Giant anteaters will dig large holes to access water, which are then used as water holes by many other animals.
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