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According to National Geographic, how many ants can an anteater eat in one day?

Question #150427. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jan 06 2024.
Originally posted Jan 06 2024 9:18 PM.

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Would you believe, 35K?
Anteaters are edentate animals—they have no teeth. But their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day.
link https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/giant-anteater

The figure quoted by the San Diego Zoo is in the same ballpark. It would not be much fun as a researcher, counting an anteater's diet!
Giant anteaters have no teeth, but a specialized tongue allows them to eat up to 30,000 ants and termites each day.
link https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/giant-anteater
Response last updated by psnz on Jan 06 2024.
Jan 06 2024, 9:20 PM
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