Scientific name: Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Origin: South America
Size: 1-2m
Diet: Carnivore
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Threats: Hunting for food, conversion of habitat to agriculture, fires (both natural and caused by humans)
Zoos I have seen them: Belfast Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Chester Zoo, Paris Zoo
Interesting fact: The anteater has one of the lowest body temperatures of any land mammal, at around 33 degrees centigrade. The platypus has the absolute lowest temperature for a mammal, at 32 degrees (slightly lower than the anteater).
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