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Anteater

Anteater — Photo: Nortondefeis — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua (meaning 'worm tongue'), commonly known for eating ants and termites.

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Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua (meaning 'worm tongue'), commonly known for eating ants and termites.

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