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 ...

However, unlike straws, anteaters rarely drink water. They receive most of their hydration and other nutrients from eating alone. Using their tongue, which can grow up to 2 feet long, anteaters ...

We break down anteater strength, survival skills, and wild footage to determine if they deserve more respect in nature’s tier ...

Whereas human tongues are pink and typically just over 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) long, the anteater has a 2-foot-long (60 cm) tongue and the blue-tongued skink has a brilliant blue one.

Whereas human tongues are pink and typically just over 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) long, the anteater has a 2-foot-long (60 cm) tongue and the blue-tongued skink, well … Here's a look at ...

They use their sensitive pink-tipped nose to sniff out food and their sticky, long tongue to trap ants and other small insects. Like all anteaters, the silky lacks teeth. Scientists think that ...

A two foot long tongue? That is a key feature of the Giant Anteater and you'll soon be able to see it for yourself at the Tulsa Zoo. On Monday, the zoo broke ground on the Clayton and Gina Hughes ...

While most mammals have baby teeth that eventually fall out and adult teeth grow in, anteaters are special in that they don't have any teeth. They use their long snout and long, sticky tongue to ...

WCTV got the opportunity to meet one of the center’s biggest hits, an endangered giant anteater ... from his long wiry tail to his nose to his tongue that measures out to be 2 ft.