This giant anteater might have some cat DNA in its ancestral bloodline. Watch him "play" with a coveted empty cardboard box.

Using their tongue, which can grow up to 2 feet long, anteaters spend their time eating ants or termites. Their tongue is attached to the sternum, which gives it the ability to stick out so far.

Giant Anteaters are the largest species in the anteater ... True to its name, the anteater is primarily insectivorous, eating both ants and termites by digging up nests of the bugs with its ...

You know they're eating a lot of small insects ... Barkowski said the giant anteaters have lost nearly 30% of their population over the last 10 years. The zoo said giant anteaters are currently ...

Chris Bristol | Grants Pass, Oregon As specialized feeders, anteaters—which include the giant anteater, two species of tamandua, and seven species of silky anteater—must live where ants and ...