Anteaters are mainly distributed in America. It is a particularly docile animal, which moves slowly and has a very sensitive sense of smell. There are many more magical places in it. Today, we come to know this animal, which can not only satisfy our curiosity about it, but also enlighten us by learning its lifestyle. It is a good reference for our life growth. So what's amazing about anteaters? Why should the jaguar be afraid of it? What does it inspire our life? Let Xiao Sheng walk into the life of anteater with you and get to know it.

Anteater, as its name implies, is an animal that licks ants for a living and can also eat other insects. Look, it has small eyes, small ears, small mouth, long face and a long furry tail. It has a magical tongue, about 60 cm long. It can stretch freely, stretching more than 150 times per minute. It is covered with mucus and small bones, so if you stick to ants, you can't run away.

When we usually talk about anteaters, we always talk about anteaters across the board, but in fact there are two kinds of anteaters: one is called big anteaters, and the other is called small anteaters.

According to the biological classification, both the big anteater and the small anteater belong to the anteater family, the former belongs to the big anteater genus and the latter belongs to the small anteater genus. Although they are all called anteaters, their blood relationship is still far away.

Anteater, as its name implies, is an animal that licks ants for a living and can also eat other insects. Look, it has small eyes, small ears, small mouth, long face and a long furry tail. It has a magical tongue, about 60 cm long. It can stretch freely, stretching more than 150 times per minute. It is covered with mucus and small bones, so if you stick to ants, you can't run away.

The most intuitive difference between the big anteater and the small anteater is the size. An adult anteater can reach up to 2.4m (including its tail) and weigh about130kg. However, the small anteater is relatively small. An adult anteater is usually only about 1 m (including its tail), and its weight is even less than one-fifth of that of a big anteater. The smallest anteater species is not even as big as ordinary squirrels.