SNUFF-SLURP
Anteater
A vacuum cleaner with wrecking-ball claws.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Anteater vs Anaconda
Tonight's science rumble is set in a giant zoo clearing at high noon. No snacks were harmed.
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.
Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
Green anacondas are among the heaviest snakes on Earth.
Capybara, fish, birds, caimans — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the maybe list.
Who do YOU think wins?
SLITHER-WHOMP
Anaconda
A river rope that forgot it is allowed to be this heavy.
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