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Giant Anteater. Myrmecophaga tridactyl. The giant anteater lives up to its name: it is large and eats ants. In fact, giant anteaters are the largest species of anteater. Giant anteaters can grow to be 1.8-2.4 meters (6-8 ft.) from nose to tail and weigh between 25-45 kg (55-100 lbs.). Males and females are roughly the same size.
Giant anteaters are able to reproduce about every nine months. They typically give birth to one offspring at a time after a gestation period of approximately 190 days. Young are born while the mother is standing. After birth, a young anteater will immediately climb onto its mother's back.
Appearance: giant anteaters are easily recognisable by their long snouts, bushy tails, and sharp curved claws. They also have a distinctive brown coat with a black stripe running across it. Size: giant anteaters measure around 1.8 to 2.2 metres long and weigh between 27 and 41 kg.
List of Animals That Look Like Anteaters – Physical Traits and Habitats. The Chinese Pangolin, certain armadillo species, the aardvark, the echidna, the tamandua, the numbat, the giant anteater, the silky anteater, and the pangolin share similarities with anteaters through their elongated snouts, specialized diets of ants and termites, and ...
Mar 12, 2020 · The Nashville Zoo is welcoming in an adorably giant and healthy anteater. The anteater pup was born on Feb. 28 at a 'normal' weight of 2. 69 pounds. Both the newborn and its mother, aa 17-year old ...
A giant anteater was born at approximately 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The pup is a male, and he is the Zoo’s third giant anteater birth. Female Maripi (ma-RIP-ee) bred with male Dante in April, May and June; Zoo animal care staff and veterinarians had been performing weekly ultrasounds since June on Maripi to monitor the baby and mother’s progress.
The giant anteater is the largest member of the group of anteaters, measuring 1.74 to 2.8 meters (5.7-9.2 feet) in length, including the 64 to 90 centimeter (25-35 inch) tail. The weight ranges from 22 to 39 kilograms (48-88 pounds) (Grzimek et al. 2004). The giant anteater has a long, thin head, small eyes, rounded ears, and a bushy and long ...
