Anteater Cuddlekins
Manufacturer: Wild Republic
Giant Anteater Cuddlekins
Cuddly soft plush fur toy approx 30cm high, sits by itself. The giant anteater of South America is about the size of a large dog. It is covered with stiff, straw-like hair, which grows up to 40 cm long on the tail. It is a grey colour with black stripes bordered by white. Anteaters eat ants. They also eat termites, consuming both in vast quantities, sometimes up to 35 000 insects in a single day. The anteater will rip open a termite hill with large front claws and work its tubular snout into the opening, sticking its long, worm-shaped tongue down into the heart of the colony and trapping the insects on the tongue's sticky coating. The tongue can be extended as much as 61 cm. The mother anteater carries her single offspring on her back for a considerable length of time after it is born.