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Essay Archive - The Giant Anteater
The Giant Anteater
The giant anteater is one of the four types of anteaters, found in
tropical forests and grassy plains from Panama to Argentina. The anteater
is a mammal that has no teeth and eats small animals, mostly ants (Encarta ‘
98). The giant anteater is grey with course, long hair--40 centimeters on
its tail--with a dark stripe running from its chest to shoulder. This
stripe has a purpose. When the anteater is two years old, it gives birth
to a single baby, which rides on its mother's back for several months up to
a year. The stripe on the mother's back serves as a natural camoflage for
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