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Giant anteater is also known as ant bear. The animal with this extremely interesting form has the scientific name of Myrmecophaga tridactyla.

They are called ant bears, because when the front limb claws curl up, it looks like a panda with white fur, with two black spots. Even when looking far away, many people will mistakenly believe that this bizarre animal exists at both ends.

Ants are discovered by scientists and have an official description since 1758. They originated in Central and South America. Unlike relatives, relatives of the trees live on trees or just on trees and the ground, ant bears live entirely on the ground.

Ants have very poor eyesight, but their sense of smell is very developed. Sensitivity distinguishes flavor 40 times more than human. Ant bears search and track prey through their scent. They have a relatively high life expectancy. In captivity, capturing ants can live up to 16 years.

Each branch of the bear has 5 fingers. When moving them on knuckles, similar gorillas, chimpanzees and North African apes.

Ants are one of the mammals, have low body temperature. The bear's oral cavity is large and long tube structure, but they do not have teeth. They used the front limb's claws to search for their prey and used their quick-witted tongue, moving about 160 times / minute to stick to their prey.

The jaw movement of this species is very limited. They swallow prey into the stomach and digest food like birds. What is special about bears is that they can live in many different environments and are able to swim very well. They can cross a wide river.

People often meet them sometimes unless they mate. Juveniles are carried by their mothers during breastfeeding. From 3 to 4 years old, ants can mate. They mate many times during the year. The time of each pregnancy is about 190 days. Juveniles were born weighing about 1.4 kg and often breastfed until 9-10 months.

Currently, ant bears are listed as species in need of emergency protection because of the danger of extinction. It is very difficult to see them in the natural environment except for protected areas. Their numbers are increasingly declining because of illegal hunting by humans.