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- Habitat Grasslands and forests in Central and South America from Guatemala to northern Argentina.
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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.
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.
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.
You can see our giant anteater at Puente al Sur, a multi-species habitat located on the north side of the Zoo near the Little Puffer steam train depot and at the small mammal grottoes across from the snow leopard habitat.
The giant anteaters are becoming quite rare due to the exotic pet trade and habitat destruction. They have all but disappeared from their historic range within Central America. In South America, they are hunted for their meat and for trophies.
Habitat. Giant anteaters can be found throughout South and Central America, though their numbers have diminished considerably from the latter.
Giant anteater. Myrmecophaga tridactyla. Geographic Region: native to Central and South America. Did You Know? A giant anteaters tongue is 2 feet long and looks like a worm! When eating, an anteater will move its tongue up to 150 times per minute, slurping up 35,000 ants per day.
