Anteater Close Up! #stickytongue . Most people know that anteaters have long tongues, but did you know it was also sticky?! . When feeding, sticky saliva coats the tongue. The 2-foot-long tongue is attached to the sternum and can flick in and out up to 150 times per minute. Video credit: Keeper Kelsey Anteaters feed almost exclusively on ants and termites, whose nests they rip open with their powerful forelimbs and claws, and then ingest with their sticky tongue. . Research has found that giant

Did you know a giant anteater’s tongue can be 2 feet long? 👅 #FunFact #Anteater #giantanteater #coolanimals | Tanganyika Wildlife Park

It's World Anteater Day! A type of anteater, the tamanduas have super long tongues- a whopping 16 inches long! In the wild, this species of anteater uses that long tongue to probe and scoop out termites to eat. | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium