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Giant anteaters are found in a wide variety of habitats such as tropical dry forests, rainforests, savanna, open grasslands, shrublands, and flooded grassy plains. They can also be found in upland forests and plantations.
The giant anteater is found in multiple habitats, including grassland and rainforest. It forages in open areas and rests in more forested habitats. It feeds primarily on ants and termites, using its fore claws to dig them up and its long, sticky tongue to collect them.
Habitat. Giant anteaters can be found throughout South and Central America, though their numbers have diminished considerably from the latter. To thrive, they need to be able to move...
Jan 15, 2024 · Habitats: Wetlands, grasslands and tropical forests, as long as there is enough insect prey. Threats: Habitat destruction, road kills, hunting, fires, feral dogs. Continent: The Americas. GC Sites: Partners: & Ministerio del Ambiente. Current (orange) and historical (red) range of the giant anteater. Map courtesy IUCN Red List.
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Giant anteaters have no teeth, but a specialized tongue allows them to eat up to 30,000 ants and termites each day. Giant anteaters range from Honduras in Central America to the Gran Chaco region of Bolivia in South America, and are found in tropical and dry forests, savannas, and grasslands.
As specialized feeders, anteaters—which include the giant anteater, two species of tamandua, and seven species of silky anteater—must live where ants and termites are superabundant, and...
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Giant anteaters are found throughout Central and South America except for Guatemala, Uruguay and El Salvador, where they are considered to be extinct. They live in wetlands, grasslands and tropical forests.
