BELLOW-CHOMP
Alligator
A living log with a U-shaped grin.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Alligator vs Anteater
Tonight's science rumble is set in a rumble pit drawn in chalk by very excited zookeepers. No snacks were harmed.
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Alligators bellow in spring; the water around them actually dances.
Fish, turtles, birds, mammals — swamp buffet, all you can chomp.
Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
The tongue can be 60 cm long and flick 150 times a minute.
Ants and termites. Tens of thousands a day. They do not chew; they slurp.
Who do YOU think wins?
SNUFF-SLURP
Anteater
A vacuum cleaner with wrecking-ball claws.
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