The Giant Anteater
The Giant Anteater is the biggest anteater. This big, hairy mammal lives in the grassland and savanna (plains with grasses and some trees), and open tropical rain forests in South of the world and Central America.
The Giant Anteater has a long, tubular snout, a small, pencil-sized mouth and a 2 ft (60 cm) long tongue. It's uniqueness is it can eat extremely small living insects very accurately.This giant anteater grows to about 4 ft (124 cm) long sot and puffy tail that is about 3 ft (1 m) long. It weighs up to about 86 pounds (39 kg). Giant anteaters walk on their knuckles; they have long, hook-like claws that do not fell any pain, but they curve their paws when the anteater walks. These claws are used to dig for food and for self-defense. This anteater had long black-gray hair and a very bushy tail.
Anteaters have terrible eyesight but a keen sense of smell.
They mostly eat ants and termites but will also eat other small insects. They catch insects using their long tongue, flicking the tongue in and out up to 160 times each minute.
The Giant Anteater has a long, tubular snout, a small, pencil-sized mouth and a 2 ft (60 cm) long tongue. It's uniqueness is it can eat extremely small living insects very accurately.This giant anteater grows to about 4 ft (124 cm) long sot and puffy tail that is about 3 ft (1 m) long. It weighs up to about 86 pounds (39 kg). Giant anteaters walk on their knuckles; they have long, hook-like claws that do not fell any pain, but they curve their paws when the anteater walks. These claws are used to dig for food and for self-defense. This anteater had long black-gray hair and a very bushy tail.
Anteaters have terrible eyesight but a keen sense of smell.
They mostly eat ants and termites but will also eat other small insects. They catch insects using their long tongue, flicking the tongue in and out up to 160 times each minute.
Vampire Bat
The Vampire bat looks like a pig with fangs and large pointy ears. The Vampire bat is about 3 inches long and has a wingspan of about 8 inches. It weighs about 28g. It has strong legs and small eyes. The Vampire bat has a clawed thumb that comes out of the front edge of the wing.
Its colour is dark gray-brown. Its mouth has two pointy teeth in the front. It walks by lifting itself up on its hind legs and wrists. A thumb claw sticks out from the front of its wings. It uses this for climbing around on its prey. It's claws are very sharp.
The vampire bat likes tropical and subtropical places of Central and South America. The vampire bats habitat changes from scrub to rainforests.
Its colour is dark gray-brown. Its mouth has two pointy teeth in the front. It walks by lifting itself up on its hind legs and wrists. A thumb claw sticks out from the front of its wings. It uses this for climbing around on its prey. It's claws are very sharp.
The vampire bat likes tropical and subtropical places of Central and South America. The vampire bats habitat changes from scrub to rainforests.
Harpy Eagle
The harpy eagle is one of the world's largest and most powerful of the fifty species of eagles. It lives in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico southward to eastern Bolivia, southern Brazil and the northernmost parts of Argentina. It likes large areas, but will also hunt in the open areas next to patches of forest.
Their feathers are black above and white to light gray underneath. A black band runs across the chest up to the their neck. The tail has long, dark gray feathers. Their legs are covered with light gray feathers ending in yellow feet as big as a human hand.
The heads of both male and female are covered with a double crest of large, pale gray feathers. They raise this crest when alerted or showing hostility. A facial disk like that of an owl is thought to focus sound. Their eyes are dark brown and close-set, allowing them to judge distances. They have a powerful, hooked gray beak.
Their feathers are black above and white to light gray underneath. A black band runs across the chest up to the their neck. The tail has long, dark gray feathers. Their legs are covered with light gray feathers ending in yellow feet as big as a human hand.
The heads of both male and female are covered with a double crest of large, pale gray feathers. They raise this crest when alerted or showing hostility. A facial disk like that of an owl is thought to focus sound. Their eyes are dark brown and close-set, allowing them to judge distances. They have a powerful, hooked gray beak.