It's World Anteater Day! A type of anteater, the tamanduas have super long tongues- a whopping 16 inches long! In the wild, this species of anteater uses that long tongue to probe and scoop out termites to eat. | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

It's World Anteater Day! Today, 19th November is World Anteater Day. On this day, the world's 4 anteater species are celebrated - the giant anteater, the silky anteater, the northern tamandua and the southern tamandua. This day also raises awreness about anteater conservation. Trinidad is home to 2 anteater species - the silky anteater and the southern tamandua, with the latter being one of the zoo's resident mammal species. The southern tamandua, as seen in this video, can weigh up to about 10

Giant anteaters are native to Central and South America. They are the biggest of the four species of anteaters in the world reaching 2 meters in length. This footage was taken in the Northeast of Argentina, thanks to Augusto Distel, naturist at Rewilding Argentina. Every two weeks Mongabay will bring you a new episode of Candid Animal Cam, so subscribe and hit the bell icon to make sure you never miss a camera trap video again! Read more: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/did-you-know-how-many-i