anteater
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It has the nose of anteater, parts cannibalised from other planes and a cockpit so far back the pilot depends on a camera to see where he's going.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Despite often being compared to pigs and South American anteater, aardvarks are not related to them.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2023
Disguised as an overalls-wearing anteater, Oates was voted off the Fox show this week after performing a rendition of Chuck Berry’s hit “Johnny B. Goode.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
The closest thing Nathan could think of was an anteater with a long tongue that could slither down narrow crevices.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Giant anteaters have black and white diagonal stripes, dense shaggy hair and super-sized snouts.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
The creature is related to current armadillos, anteaters and sloths, though in contrast to some of its relatives, Mylodon did not burrow or climb trees.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
Bushy-tailed giant anteaters galloped in the dewy grass.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
In mammals, egg laying is limited to echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, and the platypus.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2023
Thirteen out of the 26 children guessed correctly that anteaters ate ants, which wasn’t a good response rate for the first clue.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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