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Sharp claws are used to tear open ant and termite hills without destroying them for future meals. has the longest

anteater’s ice cream. The tongue is covered with sharp spines and coated in sticky saliva to lap up insects.
The tongue is as long as 15 scoops of An anteater’s toothless jaws contain a very long tongue, measuring one third of its body length. After lapping up ants, the anteater uses the strong muscles of its tongue, which is attached to a pad on its breastbone, to pull the tongue in again. What animal tongue?

The long snout is 40 times more sensitive than a human’s nose, enabling the anteater to sniff out prey over long distances.

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