The body is robust. Measures 1 to 1. 30 meters long and the tail 75 to 85 cm. The color of the fur varies in different shades of gray to dark brown. With two black bands or are on the sides of the bear body pillow from chest to base of tail, bordered by a white line. The hair is long in the legs, tail and sides of the body. In the neck and spine can measure 20 to 22 cm and 40 cm tail. Hands or fingers forelegs have strong, curved claws. On the back of each pad have that support when walking. Or hind legs have five toes with claws. Walking support the plantar region. The head is small. The muzzle is long with a small mouth, located at the end. No teeth, the tongue is cylindrical and can measure 60 cm. It has a very developed sense of smell. (Naples, 1999; Shaw, Machado-Neto, and Carter, 1987). He lives alone or in pairs, moving continuously and over long stretches with his nose toward the ground in search of insects. Sometimes gallops to find food or escape predators. It is a good swimmer entering the water often and is even able to swim across rivers of considerable width. A baby who weighs about 1. 3 kg. Females give birth standing up and immediately the young anteater climbs back. Pups are born with a full coat of hair. (Nowak, 1999, Redford and Eisenberg 1992). They eat ants, termites, and soft-bodied larvae. The language used to collect the eggs, larvae and adult insects. The salivary glands secrete sticky saliva during feeding that coats the tongue. You can eat several thousand insects in minutes. The tongue is attached to the sternum and moves very quickly, shaking 150 times per minute. (Naples 1999). It is distributed from northern South America to northern Argentina and Uruguay. Currently living in Argentina, Salta, Formosa, Chaco and Misiones. . . The Vermilingua (Vermilingua, lat. "Worm-tongue"), commonly known as anteaters, bears or yurumíes palm, are a suborder of the order of placental mammals Pilosa. They are natives of southeastern Mexico, Central and South America and includes two families, and Myrmecophagidae Cyclopedidae. The body is robust. You can measure from 1. 20 to 1. 30 meters long and the tail 75 to 85 inches and weigh 40 kg. The coat color varies from shades of gray to dark brown with two black bands or are on the sides of the bear body pillow from chest to base of tail, bordered by a white line. The hair is long in the legs, tail and sides of the body. The neck and spine may reach 20 to 22 centimeters and the tail up to 40 inches. Hands or fingers forelegs have strong, curved claws. On the back of each pad have that support when walking. Or hind legs have five toes with claws. Walking support the plantar region. The head is small. The muzzle is long with a small mouth, located at the end. No teeth. The language is cylindrical and can measure up to 60 inches. It has a very developed sense of smell, which it uses to find food. These animals mirmecófagos, that is, they feed on ants and termites. With its strong claws open termite mounds and with the long, sticky tongue to catch insects. They are solitary habits, except in the mating period or when you are raising small. The female has a single offspring per litter. Born in spring or summer, after 190 days of gestation. A week of life open your eyes. A few hours after birth, breeding is carried on the mother's back, gripping with their front paws. It is located so that its black band overlaps with that of his mother, achieving a perfect camouflage to go unnoticed. Is captured to take to zoos, circuses or collectors. Attacked by dogs and was found to be hit by vehicles on the road. He was hunted for its meat and using leather. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3. 0, additional terms may apply. Read Terms of Use for more information. . . .