Giant anteater

Key facts

• Giant anteater lives in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, and Venezuela.
• Group: Mammals.
• It weighs about 35 kg (77.2 lb).
• A typical adult is about 2 m (6.56 ft) long.
• It lives about 14 years.
• Diet: insectivore.
• Habitat: savanna.
• A giant anteater's tongue is up to 60 centimetres long and flicks in and out about 150 times a minute.