The giant anteater eats ants and termites that capture thanks to his long tongue and prickly and sticky saliva. It is a solitary animal that only meets partner during the mating season. Today the number is rapidly decreasing due to excessive hunting and habitat destruction. Can weigh up to 30 to 35 kg. It has no teeth and has a very long and narrow tongue of up to 1 m long. This language has a tiny spines directed backwards and is impregnated with a viscous ''saliva'' that causes the ants are stuck inside when the animal enters the nest, with a frequency of up to 150 strokes per minute.
dimarts, 3 de març del 2015
Anteater
The giant anteater eats ants and termites that capture thanks to his long tongue and prickly and sticky saliva. It is a solitary animal that only meets partner during the mating season. Today the number is rapidly decreasing due to excessive hunting and habitat destruction. Can weigh up to 30 to 35 kg. It has no teeth and has a very long and narrow tongue of up to 1 m long. This language has a tiny spines directed backwards and is impregnated with a viscous ''saliva'' that causes the ants are stuck inside when the animal enters the nest, with a frequency of up to 150 strokes per minute.
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