The anteater is part of the suborder Vermilingua, which appropriately means "worm tongue." There are four species of anteaters: giant anteater, silky anteater, northern tamandua, and southern tamandua ...
Anteaters earned their name for a pretty obvious reason: their ant diet. Long specialized tongues enable them to grab multiple ants at one time. This YouTube video by Green Wire News clearly shows an ...