CHAGUARAMAS WILDLIFE - Silky Anteater
The silky anteater is nocturnal and almost never descends to the ground. Slow moving and not offensive in behavior, the anteater has formidable defense. When threaten the silky anteater stands on it's hind legs grasping the limbs of the tree with both it's prehensile tail and hind legs. Then holding it's forefeet close to it's face it's strikes with it's large sharp claws. They are very difficult to find in their natural habitat The silky anteater is arboreal and very rarely descends to the ground.
Scientific Name - Cyclopes didactylus
Common Name - Poor 'me' One
Strictly insectivorous, the silky anteater feeds mostly on arboreal ants and termites. It will eat on an average 100 to 8000 ants per day. Considered an opportunistic feeder that forages among the treetops the anteater invades ants nest with it's long sticky tongue.
Class: Mammalia Order: didactylus ( Insectivore )
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