anteater: Media
mammal
Videos
Observe a giant anteater using its long muzzle and wormlike tongue to eat and drink
Learn about the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) by watching one...
Observe silky anteaters navigate rainforest treetops with their prehensile tails
Learn about the silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus), the smallest anteater...
Images
Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) foraging in a log, Pantanal wetlands,...
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lesser anteater
Lesser anteater, or tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla).
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silky anteater
Silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus) extending its long, narrow tongue,...
Gunter Ziesler/Bruce Coleman Ltd.
lesser anteater
A lesser anteater, or tamandua, using its prehensile tail to descend a tree.
Dirk van der Made
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