the Great Anteater is found in the tropics,(Smiley, 1839).

Anteater

the Great Anteater is found in the tropics,(Smiley, 1839).

Anteaters are toothless four legged mammals. They have elongated heads and sticky tongues. It tears open ant and termite mounds with its strong claws and uses its long sticky tongue to withdraw the insects it then eats.

Crested Anteater

Anteaters are toothless four legged mammals. They have elongated heads and sticky tongues. It tears…

The armadillos have scaly skin for protection; some have also the power of rolling themselves into a ball, still further securing safety.

Armadillo

The armadillos have scaly skin for protection; some have also the power of rolling themselves into a…

The limbs are short and strong, as are also the claws , and the animals have a great aptitude for digging and burrowing.

Armadillo

The limbs are short and strong, as are also the claws , and the animals have a great aptitude for digging…

This armadillo is found exclusively in South America.

Armadillo

This armadillo is found exclusively in South America.

Armadillos live on carrion, insects and fruit. They are all small, except for the Gigantic armadillo which can weigh over 100 pounds. Their head and body is covered with plates made of bones and scales.

Six-banded armadillo

Armadillos live on carrion, insects and fruit. They are all small, except for the Gigantic armadillo…

This is a type of anteater, covered in an armor of horny scales. When attacked, they roll themselves up, and raise their sharp-edged scales. They are hunted for their meat.

Pangolin

This is a type of anteater, covered in an armor of horny scales. When attacked, they roll themselves…

The sloth differs from all other arboreal four-legged mammals in its manner of climbing. It always has its back downward. It eats leaves and moves very slowly and deliberately.

Sloth

The sloth differs from all other arboreal four-legged mammals in its manner of climbing. It always has…