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Tamanduas

Tamandua

Tamanduas are fascinating animals that look like a mix between an anteater and a sloth! They have long tongues to eat ants and termites and love to climb trees in the rainforest.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Tamanduas have a distinctive coat that varies from golden-brown to tan, often with a bold black "vest" pattern over their shoulders and back. They possess a long, tapered snout and small eyes, with strong, curved claws on their front feet. Their prehensile tail is hairless on the underside.

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Tamanduas

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

A tamandua's body temperature is one of the lowest among mammals!

Baby tamanduas often ride on their mother's back until they are too big!

Their powerful forelegs can even tear into tough termite mounds with ease!

They walk on the sides of their front feet to protect their long, sharp claws!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tree Master

Tamanduas can climb trees and hang from branches using their strong claws and prehensile tail, which helps them forage safely.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Snatcher

Tamanduas has a super long (up to 40cm!), sticky tongue that helps them reach deep inside nests to eat insects.

Fähigkeit

Bug Sniffer

Tamanduas can sniff out insect nests from far away using their excellent sense of smell, helping them find their next meal.

Fähigkeit

Stinky Shield

Tamanduas can release a strong, unpleasant smell when threatened, which helps them deter predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
70-160 cm
Gewicht
1.5-8.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
9-16 Jahre
Top Speed
15 km/h
Wurfgröße
1
Tragzeit
130-190 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These furry foragers love to slurp up ants and termites with their long, sticky tongues!

Hauptnahrung

  • Ants
  • Termites
  • Bee larvae
  • Beetle larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Large cats are a major predator of tamanduas.

eaten by

Puma

Puma concolor

Tamanduas are prey for pumas when on the ground.

eaten by

Boa constrictor

Boa constrictor

Snakes like boas can prey on smaller tamanduas.

eats

Leaf-cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

Tamanduas regularly consume leaf-cutter ants.

eats

Conehead Termite

Nasutitermes corniger

These termites are a frequent meal for tamanduas.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Lesser Anteater

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Tamanduas are wild animals, so it's best to watch them from a distance and not try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Tamanduas?

70-160 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Tamanduas?

1.5-8.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Tamanduas?

9-16 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Tamanduas?

15 km/h

Was frisst Tamanduas?

These furry foragers love to slurp up ants and termites with their long, sticky tongues!

Wo findet man Tamanduas normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Tamanduas?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Tamanduas?

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