大食蟻獸 (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) 是棲息在中美洲與南美洲草原的中型哺乳類動物。這種動物名副其實，幾乎只以螞蟻和白蟻為食，牠們能以嗅覺找出蟻窩，再用帶有黏液的長舌伸入蟻穴攝食。大食蟻獸的外表非常獨特，有著細長的口鼻、小小的眼睛和耳朵、粗壯的四肢、粗硬的鬃毛和毛髮濃密的尾巴。大食蟻獸全身還有獨特的花紋，前肢為白色、口鼻為灰色，胸部、頸部和肩膀有黑色條紋，並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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