Using their tongue, which can grow up to 2 feet long, anteaters spend their time eating ants or termites. Their tongue is attached to the sternum, which gives it the ability to stick out so far.

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 ...

T ACOMA, Wash. — An eight-year-old tamandua (anteater) named Gonzo was captured by a keeper showing off its “incredible” 16-inch tongue at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington.

After sucking that absurd tongue back into its face, an anteater swallows its food whole. The bugs travel down into the anteater’s stomach, where super-strong muscles grind them up. 3.

After looking at this surprisingly adorable baby giant anteater who was just born at the Connecticut zoo, I’d say anteaters have very little to worry about. They’re super cute, too.

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.

A baby southern tamandua, a species of anteater, can be seen sticking an adorable pink tongue out in a photo taken at the Los Angeles Zoo. When it’s fully grown, the tamandua will use its nearly ...

The anteater briefly licks the food with his snake-like tongue before curling back up and dozing off again — this time laying his large, fluffy paw over his left ear.

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 ...

They use their long snout and long, sticky tongue to slurp their meals by creating a vacuum in their throat, sucking in the insects. Their tongue can measure up to two feet long and use it to eat ...

Anteaters are fascinating creatures known specifically for their incredibly long tongues. While their tongues are used for eating ants, the Instagram post by the user @anteater.family shows a ...