Giant Anteater-getting to know the animal

The giant anteater leads a terrestrial lifestyle. This species is an excellent swimmer, able to navigate wide rivers. The anteater feeds on ants and termites. Destroying a termite or anthill with its claws, it begins to eat. The anteater throws out a 60-centimeter tongue moistened with sticky saliva at a rate of 160 times per minute, producing 30,000 insects per day. At the end of the XX century, it was found that anteaters can also eat the fruits of the palm tree, tearing the fruits with sharp claws, thus extracting moisture and vitamins for themselves. The baby anteater is born with its eyes closed, which open only after six days. Female anteaters carry a single cub on their back and do not part with it from birth until the next pregnancy. Due to the color similar to the mother, the baby anteater is almost invisible. Currently, the habitat of the giant anteater is Central and South America. The population of the giant anteater is constantly decreasing due to hunting and environmental changes. Giant anteaters are particularly vulnerable to fires because of their slowness and highly flammable fur. In 1994, about 340 giant anteaters died in forest fires in a national park in Brazil.Between 2000 and 2010, the total number of anteaters decreased by 30%. The giant anteater is listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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