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Giant Anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Pantanal, Brazil.

The giant anteater is found in parts of central and south America where it inhabits grasslands, forests, jungles and even the lower mountain regions. The giant anteater is known to be able to consume more than 30,000 insects (mainly termites) every day!

The giant anteater is the largest of four anteater species and can be five to seven feet long from nose to tail.

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Uploaded on December 2, 2017
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