These critters are one of two living members of Order Pilosa and are thus the closest relatives of Sloths.
Two species of this critter are known by the common name of "Tamandua". A unique adaptation found only in this critter and convergently in some bats is that the tongue is detached from the hyoid bone and can thus move into the thorax. These critters are one of two living members of Order Pilosa and are thus the closest relatives of Sloths. The so-called (*) "Giant" species of this critter grows to six feet long, has a large bushy tail, and is black and white in color. This critter feeds by shooting its long tongue through its toothless, tube-like mouth. For ten points, name this long-snouted critter from South America, named for its diet of social insects.
Two species of this critter are known by the common name of "Tamandua".
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