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The Rainforest

The Rainforest. M.Q. Anteater. Measuring to up to 2.4 meter [8feet] in length. Anteater edentate animals they have no teeth. But their long toungs are more then sufficient to lap the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day. He lives in the rain forest. It lives in south America.

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The Rainforest

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  1. The Rainforest M.Q

  2. Anteater Measuring to up to 2.4 meter [8feet] in length. Anteater edentate animals they have no teeth. But their long toungs are more then sufficient to lap the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day. He lives in the rain forest It lives in south America.

  3. spider monkey They have long, lanky arms and prehensile [gripping] tails that enable them to move gracefully from branch to branch and tree to tree. Powerful grip. They have no thumbs. It lives in south America.

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They are able to turn their feet backwards to run easiliy in either direction along branch The kinkajous lives in south America.

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