SNUFF-SLURP
Anteater
A vacuum cleaner with wrecking-ball claws.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Anteater vs Hippo
Tonight's science rumble is set in the visitor lawn, now closed for SCIENCE. 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.
Hippo
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippo sweat looks reddish. People called it blood-sweat. It is really a natural sunscreen.
Hippos graze grass at night. By day they soak and... argue.
Who do YOU think wins?
HAAAWMP
Hippo
A floating boulder with kitchen-knife tusks.
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