SNUFF-SLURP
Anteater
A vacuum cleaner with wrecking-ball claws.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Anteater vs Penguin
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.
Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Emperor penguins can dive more than 500 meters deep.
Fish, krill, and squid, caught in icy dives.
Who do YOU think wins?
HONK-HONK
Penguin
A tuxedo torpedo with zero quit.
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