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Giant Anteaters are on 2 different episodes, and are #4 on Body Parts, and #9 on Big Mouths. They have an extreme sense of smell, and their forearms and claws are so powerful that can rip a termite mound or ant hill with a single blow. The tongue of the anteater can be more than 60 centimeters long, it's covered in sticky mucous, and can be poked down a termite tunnel 150 times a minute. The mouth is only a fraction of an inch wide. Because they have no teeth, they use powerful muscles to grind up the insects. They can eat up to 30,000 termites a day, and have tolerance to the toxic formic acid. The poison accumulates in their body, but babies haven't eat termites yet, so they hide on their mom's back.

  • If following the countdown of extreme Body Parts, here is a link to the next contender, which is up for debate if it is a giant sucker.
  • If following the countdown of extreme Big Mouths, here is a link to the next contender, which has a special technique that allows it swallow something bigger than its head.
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