SNUFF-SLURP
Anteater
A vacuum cleaner with wrecking-ball claws.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Anteater vs Macaw
Tonight's science rumble is set in a sunny arena with a splash pool nobody is allowed to hog. 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.
Macaw
Ara macao
Macaws can live 50 years or more. That is a long roommate.
Seeds, nuts, fruit, and clay from riverbanks that helps settle spicy toxins.
Who do YOU think wins?
RAAAK-RAAAK
Macaw
A flying bolt-cutter in party colors.
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