Body length (head to tail)2.1 m
7Celery stalks
4 thousandthsMall of America lengths
1.4 tenthsGarden hose lengths
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A 60 cm tongue and no teeth at all/Large Land Animals
The giant anteater has a 60 cm tongue that can flick in and out up to 150 times per minute, covered in sticky saliva to trap ants and termites. It eats about 35,000 insects per day but never destroys a nest completely, always leaving enough for the colony to rebuild. Its claws are so powerful that even jaguars avoid confrontations. Despite having no teeth, it has a 2-foot-long skull.
Front claws
150 per minute
About 32 km/h