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Giant Anteater - front view, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Here&#039;s Alice the Anteater, a local celebrity in this zoo. This would probably rank as the #1 mammal I&#039;d like to see in the wild one day. They are so weird as well as graceful. <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61653/giant_anteater_-_side_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html" title="Giant Anteater - side view, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61653_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1645660810&Signature=31xSRfkupOqC79eQiF56WgEt%2FZw%3D" width="144" height="152" alt="Giant Anteater - side view, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Here&#039;s Alice the Anteater, a local celebrity in this zoo. This would probably rank as the #1 mammal I&#039;d like to see in the wild one day. They are so weird as well as graceful. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61657/giant_anteater_-_walking_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61654/giant_anteater_-_portrait_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61655/giant_anteater_-_snout_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61654/giant_anteater_-_portrait_zie-zoo_netherlands.html" title="Giant Anteater - portrait, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61654_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1645660810&Signature=1KWhVXbqtOhGh%2FPhi9NZRE6Vvik%3D" width="200" height="186" alt="Giant Anteater - portrait, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Portrait of &quot;Alice&quot;, a Giant Anteater in this zoo. Here we see a closeup of her head. Her remarkably long snout has a 60cm tongue to scoop up ants. The tongue can be launched a whopping 150 times per minute. A Giant Anteater can eat up to 30.000 ants per day.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61655/giant_anteater_-_snout_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61653/giant_anteater_-_side_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61657/giant_anteater_-_walking_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61655/giant_anteater_-_snout_zie-zoo_netherlands.html" title="Giant Anteater - snout, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61655_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1645660810&Signature=LwpHhO0iSmgYDRYsAiONu9ovI4c%3D" width="200" height="184" alt="Giant Anteater - snout, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Snout of &quot;Alice&quot;, a Giant Anteater in this zoo. Her remarkably long snout has a 60cm tongue to scoop up ants. The tongue can be launched a whopping 150 times per minute. A Giant Anteater can eat up to 30.000 ants per day. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61654/giant_anteater_-_portrait_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61653/giant_anteater_-_side_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61657/giant_anteater_-_walking_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61657/giant_anteater_-_walking_zie-zoo_netherlands.html" title="Giant Anteater - walking, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61657_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1645660810&Signature=ht5jDO4h5%2BgzM%2FuNyMy5C9NgdrA%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Giant Anteater - walking, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Here&#039;s Alice the Anteater, a local celebrity in this zoo. This would probably rank as the #1 mammal I&#039;d like to see in the wild one day. They are so weird as well as graceful. In this shot you can see how they basically walk on their knuckles, their giant claws never touch the ground. This is to protect these essential tools which they use to open ant and termite hills.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61653/giant_anteater_-_side_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61654/giant_anteater_-_portrait_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61655/giant_anteater_-_snout_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html" title="Giant Anteater - full body, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61658_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1645660810&Signature=EWxlbL4htdmef2060wf%2Fh7QxpS8%3D" width="200" height="168" alt="Giant Anteater - full body, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Here&#039;s Alice the Anteater, a local celebrity in this zoo. This would probably rank as the #1 mammal I&#039;d like to see in the wild one day. Here&#039;s the full animal, from tail to snout measuring well over 2m. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61653/giant_anteater_-_side_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61654/giant_anteater_-_portrait_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61655/giant_anteater_-_snout_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61657/giant_anteater_-_walking_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo,b&amp;w,black and white" /></a></figure> Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Giant Anteater - front view, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands

Here's Alice the Anteater, a local celebrity in this zoo. This would probably rank as the #1 mammal I'd like to see in the wild one day. They are so weird as well as graceful.

Giant Anteater - side view, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Here's Alice the Anteater, a local celebrity in this zoo. This would probably rank as the #1 mammal I'd like to see in the wild one day. They are so weird as well as graceful. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61657/giant_anteater_-_walking_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61654/giant_anteater_-_portrait_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61655/giant_anteater_-_snout_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo

Giant Anteater - portrait, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Portrait of "Alice", a Giant Anteater in this zoo. Here we see a closeup of her head. Her remarkably long snout has a 60cm tongue to scoop up ants. The tongue can be launched a whopping 150 times per minute. A Giant Anteater can eat up to 30.000 ants per day.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61655/giant_anteater_-_snout_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61653/giant_anteater_-_side_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61657/giant_anteater_-_walking_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo

Giant Anteater - snout, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Snout of "Alice", a Giant Anteater in this zoo. Her remarkably long snout has a 60cm tongue to scoop up ants. The tongue can be launched a whopping 150 times per minute. A Giant Anteater can eat up to 30.000 ants per day. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61654/giant_anteater_-_portrait_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61653/giant_anteater_-_side_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61657/giant_anteater_-_walking_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo

Giant Anteater - walking, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Here's Alice the Anteater, a local celebrity in this zoo. This would probably rank as the #1 mammal I'd like to see in the wild one day. They are so weird as well as graceful. In this shot you can see how they basically walk on their knuckles, their giant claws never touch the ground. This is to protect these essential tools which they use to open ant and termite hills.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61653/giant_anteater_-_side_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61654/giant_anteater_-_portrait_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61655/giant_anteater_-_snout_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo

Giant Anteater - full body, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands Here's Alice the Anteater, a local celebrity in this zoo. This would probably rank as the #1 mammal I'd like to see in the wild one day. Here's the full animal, from tail to snout measuring well over 2m. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61653/giant_anteater_-_side_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61654/giant_anteater_-_portrait_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61655/giant_anteater_-_snout_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61656/giant_anteater_-_front_view_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61657/giant_anteater_-_walking_zie-zoo_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61658/giant_anteater_-_full_body_zie-zoo_netherlands.html Europe,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Netherlands,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo,b&w,black and white

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  1. View Lisa Kimmerling's profile
    Lisa Kimmerling
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    Maybe I'm strange, but I think this is such a beautiful creature! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Not strange at all, in real life its a very impressive and elegant appearance. Unfortunately too many fences blocked a good shot here, but check out this shot:
      https://i.pinimg.com/originals/21/4e/55/214e55df53541593078413f692c5fdef.jpg

      One of the most beautiful mammals in my opinion.       Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Lisa Kimmerling's profile
        Lisa Kimmerling
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        Oh wow! What a dramatic look! Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Arent they gorgeous? We did see its little cousin in the wild in Brazil a few years ago:
          Southern Tamandua closeup We were able to approach this Anteater quite closely as it doesn't seem to see and hear very good when its busy sniffing the earth in search of food. Don't be fooled by its cuteness though, they have nasty long claws that can cut you wide open. Anteater,Brazil,Pantanal,Southern Tamandua,Tamandua tetradactyla
           Posted 3 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Awesome! One of my favorite animals! Posted 3 years ago

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The Giant anteater

The giant anteater, also known as the ant bear, is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters and is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa.

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