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'''Anteaters''' are a family of edentate [[mammals]] native to Central and South [[America]], which have a tubular mouth with a small aperture, and a long tongue covered with a viscid secretion, which they thrust into the [[ant-hill|ant-hills]] and then withdraw covered with [[ants]]<ref>{{Nuttall|Anteater}}</ref>. There are four species of anteater: the Giant Anteater, Silky Anteater, the Southern Tamandua and Northern Tamandua. [[aardvark | Aadvarks]] and [[echidna | echidnas]] are sometimes called "anteaters" because they also eat ants, but they are not technically classified as anteaters.
'''Anteaters''' are a family of edentate [[mammals]] native to Central and South [[America]], which have a tubular mouth with a small aperture, and a long (giant anteaters' tongues can measure over two feet) tongue covered with a viscid secretion, which they thrust into the [[ant-hill|ant-hills]] and then withdraw covered with [[ants]] and termites<ref>{{Nuttall|Anteater}}</ref>. There are four species of anteater: the Giant Anteater, Silky Anteater, the Southern Tamandua and Northern Tamandua. [[aardvark | Aadvarks]] and [[echidna | echidnas]] are sometimes called "anteaters" because they also eat ants, but they are not technically classified as anteaters.
The giant anteater, which grows to an adult length of 6-8 feet,<ref>http://www.maiaw.com/anteater/</ref> can eat over 30,000 ants in a day. <ref>http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-anteater.html</ref> Anteaters have no teeth, but use pebbles to grind up their food, aided by strong [[stomach]] muscles. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1075600</ref>
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