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The giant anteater is 182 to 217 cm (5 ft in to 7 ft in) in length, with weights of 33 to 50 kg (73 to 110 lb) for males and 27 to 47 kg (60 to 104 lb) for females. It is recognizable by its elongated snout, bushy tail, long fore claws, and distinctively colored pelage .
It is covered in grayish brown fur with white front legs, black stripes running from its chest to its back, and a bushy tail. Habitat. Giant anteaters can be found throughout South and...
Appearance. The Giant anteater can be identified by its large size, elongated muzzle, and long bushy tail. Its head, at 30 cm (12 in) long, is particularly elongated, even when compared to other anteaters. Its tubular snout, which ends in its tiny mouth opening and nostrils, takes up most of its head.
Fact Sheet. Conservation. Physical Description. Giant anteaters have a long, distinctive snout with a 2-foot-long tongue and no teeth. They may have diminished senses of hearing and sight, but they have a highly developed sense of smell.
The Giant Anteaters coat is colored greyish/brown with black and white diagonal markings on their shoulders. Their hair is course on the upper parts but long and shaggy on the under parts and tail. The Anteaters tail is long and bushy and can measure 2 – 3 feet alone. Their heads are long and narrow with a small black snout on the end.
The giant anteater is about the size of a golden retriever, but thick, bushy hair makes it look even bigger. The anteater's gray hair feels like straw and grows especially long on the tail (up to 16 inches or 40 centimeters), and it sports a stylish stripe of black that stretches from under the nose to the middle of the back.
Giant anteaters have fur that is thick and coarse and longer towards the tail. Their coat is brown with black and white stripes on the shoulders and a crest of hair along the middle of the back.
