Behold the giant anteater, whose shaggy-haired appearance is a familiar sight in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Giant anteaters are adapted to living in a variety of habitats. Although these mammals spend most of the time on the ground, they can climb trees. With powerful, curved claws and a tongue that can reach up to 60 centimetres, giant anteaters specialise in feeding on ants and termites, using their acute sense of smell to find their meal. Anteaters play a role as pest controllers and seed dispersers, so their survival—and the survival of many species—is crucial to keep ecosystems balanced.
Giant anteater
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon, USA
-
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
-
St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
-
Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
-
Modica, Sicily, Italy
-
Giant anteater
-
Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
-
Wat Phra Ngam, Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
-
Toledo, Spain
-
Taughannock Falls State Park, New York, USA
-
Town Hall Square, Tartu, Estonia
-
Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
-
Dardagna waterfalls, Bologna, Italy
-
Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
-
Dubrovnik, Croatia
-
Château de Chambord, France
-
Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
Bohemian waxwings
-
Tea plantation near Munnar, India
-
Mount Sopris, Colorado, USA
-
Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
-
Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
-
Phra Nakhon Khiri, Thailand
-
Start Point Lighthouse, South Devon, England
-
Golden larches and Prusik Peak, Enchantments, Washington, USA
-
Huangshan Mountains, China
-
Spot-billed toucanet, Brazil
-
Persepolis, Iran
-
Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
-
The Eiskapelle, Bavaria, Germany