SNAP-HISSS
Crocodile
A living fossil with a trapdoor mouth.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Crocodile vs Anteater
Tonight's science rumble is set in the picnic meadow, sandwiches evacuated. No snacks were harmed.
Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Crocodiles have been around since the time of dinosaurs.
Fish, mammals, birds — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the menu.
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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