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[ { "value": "with their mother", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The baby anteaters spend their first couple of years with their mother and usually become independent when she is pregnant again.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "usually", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The baby anteaters spend their first couple of years with their mother and usually become independent when she is pregnant again.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "A baby anteater is called a pup.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "with her next baby", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "After this time, the baby anteater will stay with its mother for another year, or until she becomes pregnant again with her next baby.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

[ { "value": "for another year", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "after this time", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "After this time, the baby anteater will stay with its mother for another year, or until she becomes pregnant again with her next baby.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "Female anteaters give birth to a single baby (twins are rare) after a gestation period between 120 to 190 days, depending on species.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "Female anteaters give birth to a single baby after a gestation period of around 6 months.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "after a gestation of 190 days", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The female anteater will deliver a single offspring after a gestation of 190 days.", "source": "https://animalcreativefacts.com/aardvark-vs-anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "at the end of her pregnancy", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "At the end of her pregnancy, she will give birth to one baby that she will nurse for approximately six months.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

[ { "value": "around 3.67 km2", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "At Serra da Canastra National Park in Brazil, female anteaters have home ranges around 3.67 km2 (910 acres), while males live in home ranges of 2.74 km2 (680 acres).", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "normally", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Female anteaters normally only have one pup per year.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "for 190 days", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "A female anteater is pregnant for 190 days.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

[ { "value": "for the first year", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "to protect it", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "on her", "type": "TRANSITIVE-OBJECT", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "For the first year, the mother will carry her baby on her back to protect it from predators.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

[ { "value": "by animal kingdom standards", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "quite large - often", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "By animal kingdom standards a newborn baby aardvark is quite large - often weighing over 5 pounds!", "source": "https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html" } ]

[ { "value": "with their mothers", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "for two weeks", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "They remain in the burrow with their mothers for two weeks.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "often", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Newborn aardvarks often weigh as little as 2kg and are born with hairless, pink skin in the safety of their mother's burrow.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "after two weeks", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "in the nightly search for food", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "After two weeks they follow their mothers in the nightly search for food.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "A newborn aardvark is naked and has tender, flesh-colored skin.", "source": "https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090401042057AAKnROz" } ]

[ { "value": "with pink, tender skin", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Newborn aardvarks are hairless with pink, tender skin.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "In German-dubbed versions of the cartoon, the male aardvark is transformed into a female anteater named Elise (Eliza).", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ant_and_the_Aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "completely", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "during the next mating season", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Male aardvarks leave their mothers completely during the next mating season, but females stay with mothers until the birth of the next cub.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "on april 10th", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "On April 10th, a male baby aardvark was born at Busch Gardens, Tampa.", "source": "https://animalfactguide.com/2011/05/baby-aardvark-at-busch-gardens/" } ]

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[ { "text": "polygynous Male aardvarks have genitals that secrete a powerful musk and both males and females have glands on their elbows and hips.", "source": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orycteropus_afer/" } ]

[ { "value": "in their burrows", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "by scent", "type": "MANNER", "support": 1 }, { "value": "during the mating season", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "During the mating season, male aardvarks will track females in their burrows by scent and stay with them for a few days.", "source": "https://planetzoo.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

[ { "value": "like the anteater", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The African aardvark also belongs to a different mammalian order, yet, like the anteater, it has a tubular muzzle for eating ants and is sometimes called an antbear.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "for eating ants", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The African aardvark also belongs to a different mammalian order, yet, like the anteater, it has a tubular muzzle for eating ants and is sometimes called an antbear.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "sometimes", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The African aardvark also belongs to a different mammalian order, yet, like the anteater, it has a tubular muzzle for eating ants and is sometimes called an antbear.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "between november", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "between october", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Northern African aardvarks give birth between October and November, while aardvarks in South Africa give birth between May and July.", "source": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Orycteropus_afer/" } ]

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[ { "text": "A grown aardvark can weigh 110 to 155 pounds.", "source": "https://facts4me.com/disp_subject.php?s_id=1790" } ]

[ { "value": "in length including the tail", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "A fully grown aardvark is about 5-6 ft in length including the tail which alone is about 2 ft.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark's coat is thin and the animal's primary protection is its tough skin.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "on their backs", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 }, { "value": "until weaning them", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Mother anteaters carry their offspring on their backs until weaning them.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "on their backs", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Mother anteaters carry their babies on their backs until the baby is about a year old.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The only real exception is when a mother anteater will be with her baby for the first two years or so of the youngster’s life.", "source": "https://answersafrica.com/anteater-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "The extant species also include the Myrmecophaga tridactyla, which is the giant anteater that measures about 1.8m long along with the tail, the Cyclopes didactylus, which is the silky anteater measuring about 35cm long and the collared anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, which is 1.2m long.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The extant species also include the Myrmecophaga tridactyla, which is the giant anteater that measures about 1.8m long along with the tail, the Cyclopes didactylus, which is the silky anteater measuring about 35cm long and the collared anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, which is 1.2m long.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "by nine or ten months", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 }, { "value": "usually", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The decline mirrors that of the weakening bond between mother and offspring; young anteaters usually become independent by nine or ten months.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "except in size", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "A young anteater looks identical, except in size, to an adult, and, from two or three weeks following birth until it is about a year old, it rides on its mother’s back as she travels.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "in afrikaans", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The first white settlers in South Africa named these peculiar animals aardvarks, which means earth pigs in Afrikaans.", "source": "https://www.encyclopedia.com/plants-and-animals/animals/vertebrate-zoology/aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Check back at Busch Gardens’ Facebook page to find out when the little aardvark will make its public debut.", "source": "https://animalfactguide.com/2012/03/baby-aardvark-at-busch-gardens-2/" } ]

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[ { "text": "South American anteaters are order Pilosa, suborder Vermilingua.", "source": "https://animalreview.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "extremely", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Apart from that, they have a sticky and long tongue that too up to 30 centimeters.", "source": "https://animalsfact.net/aardvark-know-7-facts-about-them/" }, { "text": "The aardvark has a long, thin, protruding tongue (as long as 30 centimetres) and elaborate structures supporting a keen sense of smell.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "An aardvark uses its long tongue to reach deep into termite and ant mounds.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-animal-facts-373895" }, { "text": "Aardvarks have a long, narrow snout, a long tongue and very sticky saliva, which are used in getting ants and termites, the mainstay of its diet.", "source": "https://enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "The tongues of pangolins are extremely long and – like those of the giant anteater and the tube-lipped nectar bat – the root of the tongue is not attached to the hyoid bone, but is in the thorax between the sternum and the trachea.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin" }, { "text": "An aardvark’s tongue is long and sticky.", "source": "https://facts4me.com/disp_subject.php?s_id=1790" }, { "text": "They dig into ant and termite mounds and lick up bugs with their long tongues.", "source": "https://www.livescience.com/55241-aardvark-facts.html" }, { "text": "It sweeps up the prey with its long tongue.", "source": "http://elelur.com/mammals/aardvark.html" }, { "text": "An aardvark uses its long tongue to reach deep into termite and ant mounds.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-animal-facts-373895" }, { "text": "They travel up to 16km at night in search for food, using their claws to tear open termite mounds and their long tongue with its a sticky saliva to catch insects.", "source": "https://africageographic.com/stories/understanding-the-aardvark/" }, { "text": "Adults aardvark have a long tongue which reached an average of 30 cm.", "source": "https://animalsnameatoz.blogspot.com/2017/01/5-top-aardvark-facts.html" }, { "text": "Anteaters have long tongues that they use to gather up lots of insects at the same time.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" }, { "text": "The anteaters have evolved long tongues, digging fore- claws and tube shaped snouts to enable them live on termite mounds.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" }, { "text": "But their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day.", "source": "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/giant-anteater/" }, { "text": "Anteaters also have sharp claws which enable them to break open an anthill before using their long tongues to mop up the ants.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "very", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "their long", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 }, { "value": "to help catch insects", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The long tongue is sticky to help catch insects.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Their long, serpentine tongue (10–12 inches) is sticky and can gather up ants and termites with great efficiency.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/aardvark-profile-129412" }, { "text": "Apart from that, they have a sticky and long tongue that too up to 30 centimeters.", "source": "https://animalsfact.net/aardvark-know-7-facts-about-them/" }, { "text": "It is used to trap the termites because the tongue is very sticky.", "source": "https://factfile.org/10-facts-about-aardvarks" }, { "text": "Aardvarks have sticky tongues, which help them catch bugs.", "source": "https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-aardvarks/" }, { "text": "Aardvarks have thin and sticky tongues up to 45cm long.", "source": "https://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/aardvark/food-and-feeding" }, { "text": "It uses its sticky tongue to capture the insects.", "source": "https://animalsnmore.com/woodland_friends/aardvark2/aardvark.html" }, { "text": "An aardvark’s tongue is long and sticky.", "source": "https://facts4me.com/disp_subject.php?s_id=1790" }, { "text": "Aardvarks usually eat termites with their sticky tongues, but sometimes just press their mouths to termite holes and suck out the bugs!", "source": "https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Aardvark" }, { "text": "They can rip open ant and termite nests and quickly lap up the insects with their sticky tongues.", "source": "http://animalia-life.com/aardvarks.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "The long and thin tongue of an anteater is covered with sticky saliva and armed with several tiny hooks known as filiform papillae.", "source": "https://animalcreativefacts.com/aardvark-vs-anteater/" }, { "text": "These impressive tongues are covered in small spines and sticky saliva, which allows them to catch ants and termites with ease.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" }, { "text": "They use strong claws to dig into the ground and vegetation to access prey, which they retrieve using long tongues coated with sticky saliva.", "source": "https://www.thoughtco.com/pangolin-facts-4686365" }, { "text": "It draws its prey into its mouth by means of its long, flexible, rapidly moving tongue covered with sticky saliva.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Their worm-like tongues can actually grow up to 30 cm in length meaning they can reach more termites further into the mound.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Their tough thick skin protects them from bites whilst their wormlike tongue can be up to 30.5 cm long and is sticky to trap up to 50,000 termites and ants in one night!", "source": "https://sites.google.com/site/allfactsintheworld/animal-facts/awesomefactsyouhaveneverknownbeforeaboutaardvark" }, { "text": "Their worm-like tongues can actually grow up to 30 cm, which means they can reach more termites further up the hill.", "source": "https://alkomag.com/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "tongue licks up the insects; the termites' biting, or the ants' stinging attacks are rendered futile by the tough skin.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" }, { "text": "tongue licks up the insects; the termites' biting, or the ants' stinging attacks are rendered futile by the tough skin.", "source": "https://kids.kiddle.co/Aardvark" }, { "text": "Its tongue then licks up the insects.", "source": "https://www.diffen.com/difference/Aardvark_vs_Anteater" } ]

[ { "value": "from the small mouth", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 2 } ]

[ { "text": "The sticky tongue, extending to 30 cm (nearly 12 inches) from the small mouth, is then used to lap up the insects.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/aardvark" }, { "text": "The sticky tongue, extending to 30 centimeters (nearly 12 inches) from the small mouth, is then used to lap up the insects.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-aardvarks/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The tongue attached to sternum moves fast and licks at the rate of 150 times in a minute.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" }, { "text": "The tongue is attached to the sternum and moves very quickly, flicking 150 times per minute.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "But their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day.", "source": "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/giant-anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The anteater uses its sharp claws to tear an opening into an anthill and put its long snout and efficient tongue to work.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "The giant anteater uses its sharp claws to tear an opening into an anthill and put its long snout, sticky saliva, and efficient tongue to work.", "source": "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/giant-anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "But their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day.", "source": "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/giant-anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "in length", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Their worm-like tongues can actually grow up to 30 cm in length meaning they can reach more termites further into the mound.", "source": "https://a-z-animals.com/animals/aardvark/" }, { "text": "Their worm-like tongues can actually grow up to 30 cm, which means they can reach more termites further up the hill.", "source": "https://alkomag.com/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Using its long projectile-like tongue, which is covered in a thick adhesive saliva, it can trap many insects for ingestion at a time.", "source": "http://southafrica.co.za/aardvark.html" }, { "text": "Using its long projectile-like tongue, which is covered in a thick adhesive saliva, it can trap many insects for ingestion at a time.", "source": "http://southafrica.co.za/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "But their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day.", "source": "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/giant-anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark has a long, thin, snakelike, protruding tongue (as much as 30 centimetres (12 in) long) and elaborate structures supporting a keen sense of smell.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" }, { "text": "The aardvark has a long, thin, snakelike, protruding tongue (as much as 30 centimetres (12 in) long) and has a keen sense of smell.", "source": "https://kids.kiddle.co/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "All anteaters have elongated snouts equipped with a thin tongue that can be extended to a length greater than the length of the head; their tube-shaped mouths have lips but no teeth.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" }, { "text": "All anteaters have elongated snouts equipped with a thin tongue that can be extended to a length greater than the length of the head; their tube-shaped mouths have lips but no teeth.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Their tough thick skin protects them from bites whilst their wormlike tongue can be up to 30.5 cm long and is sticky to trap up to 50,000 termites and ants in one night!", "source": "https://sites.google.com/site/allfactsintheworld/animal-facts/awesomefactsyouhaveneverknownbeforeaboutaardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "The long and thin tongue of an anteater is covered with sticky saliva and armed with several tiny hooks known as filiform papillae.", "source": "https://animalcreativefacts.com/aardvark-vs-anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The tongue is covered in backward-curving papillae and coated in thick, sticky saliva secreted from its enlarged salivary glands, which allows the giant anteater to collect insects with it.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "The anteater’s tongue is covered with thousands of tiny hooks called filiform papillae which are used to hold the insects together with large amounts of saliva.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Pangolins have long, sticky tongues, which are often longer than their body and attached near its pelvis and last pair of ribs.", "source": "https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/facts-about-pangolins/" } ]

[ { "value": "into these nests", "type": "TRANSITIVE-OBJECT", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Their long sticky tongue can be protruded for about 20-30cm into these nests and withdrawn with the termites and ants sticking to it.", "source": "https://www.wildcard.co.za/get-to-know-the-oddball-aardvark/" } ]

[ { "value": "along with the very sticky saliva", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Along with the very sticky saliva, anteater’s tongues are covered with thousands of little hooks which help to hold the insects long enough to swallow them, while the tongue (which is attached all the way down at the sternum, not just at the jaw) will flick in and out very quickly, up to 150 times a minute.", "source": "https://answersafrica.com/anteater-facts.html" } ]

[ { "value": "to capture prey", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The tongue on a giant anteater can protrude more than 60 centimeters (2 feet) to capture prey.", "source": "http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-anteaters/" } ]

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[ { "text": "These impressive tongues are covered in small spines and sticky saliva, which allows them to catch ants and termites with ease.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "The long, cylindrical, ribbon-like tongue and its coat of sticky saliva is then inserted into the tunnels of the nests.", "source": "https://www.africa-wildlife-detective.com/aardvarks.html" } ]

[ { "value": "to collect as many insects", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "As long as 30 centimeters, the thin tongue is able to reach deep inside the mound to collect as many insects as possible.", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvark has long, thin tongue that act as good source of sense of smell.", "source": "https://www.compareanimal.com/2014/07/compare-aardvark-vs-anteater-comparison-and-difference.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "The tongue is curled like a coiled spring and is unleashed quickly as the aardvark sucks in its meal of ants or termites.", "source": "http://animalia-life.com/aardvarks.html" } ]

[ { "value": "in a minute", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The tongue attached to sternum moves fast and licks at the rate of 150 times in a minute.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "to probe inside anthills", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The anteater's tongue can extend up to 24 inches (60 centimeters) to probe inside anthills and extract ants by the hundreds.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater-vs-aardvark.htm" } ]

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[ { "text": "This tongue can be up to 12 inches long.", "source": "https://www.bioexpedition.com/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Adults aardvark have a long tongue which reached an average of 30 cm.", "source": "https://animalsnameatoz.blogspot.com/2017/01/5-top-aardvark-facts.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "Their long sticky tongue can be protruded for about 20-30cm into these nests and withdrawn with the termites and ants sticking to it.", "source": "https://www.wildcard.co.za/get-to-know-the-oddball-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The tongue is covered in tiny spines that are sticky and make it easy to catch ants.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "in one night", "type": "TEMPORAL", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Their tough thick skin protects them from bites whilst their wormlike tongue can be up to 30.5 cm long and is sticky to trap up to 50,000 termites and ants in one night!", "source": "https://sites.google.com/site/allfactsintheworld/animal-facts/awesomefactsyouhaveneverknownbeforeaboutaardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Adds Ciccariello: \"Giant anteaters' tongues look like a long black worm, and they often stretch them when they wake up.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater.htm" } ]

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[ { "text": "Then, their long, skinny tongues lap up millions of termites.", "source": "https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-aardvarks/" } ]

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[ { "text": "They will stick their long tongues, which are covered with saliva and tiny hairs, into holes of ant hills or other insect burrows to catch the insects living inside.", "source": "https://www.theanimalspot.com/giantanteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "The long tongue is sticky to help catch insects.", "source": "https://animalcorner.org/animals/aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "They will stick their long tongues, which are covered with saliva and tiny hairs, into holes of ant hills or other insect burrows to catch the insects living inside.", "source": "https://www.theanimalspot.com/giantanteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Using its long projectile-like tongue, which is covered in a thick adhesive saliva, it can trap many insects for ingestion at a time.", "source": "http://southafrica.co.za/aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "The tongue of anteater has filiform papillae, which are in the form of tiny hooks.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" } ]

[ { "value": "in the giant anteater", "type": "LOCATION", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "The mouth opening of the muzzle is small, but the salivary glands are large and secrete sticky saliva onto a wormlike tongue, which can be as long as 60 cm (24 inches) in the giant anteater.", "source": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "Their narrow tongues can be up to two feet long.", "source": "https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts" } ]

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[ { "text": "The aardvark can eat up to 60 000 ants and termites in one night, thanks to its 30cm-long sticky tongue", "source": "https://www.ugandagorillatour.com/blog/unveiling-the-facts-about-one-of-the-most-elusive-and-amazing-animals-the-aardvark.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "They have a long sticky tongue which makes it easy to pick up many ants at once.", "source": "https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks have long, thin, protrusible tongues and elaborate structures supporting a keen sense of smell.", "source": "http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Africaweb/factfile/africauniquefact30.htm" } ]

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[ { "text": "The okapi’s long, black tongue is prehensile (able to grip).", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/okapi-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "well", "type": "DEGREE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "They have a well formed thin tongue that can extend to such a length that is more than the length of their head.", "source": "https://animalsadda.com/anteater/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Aardvarks have thin and sticky tongues up to 45cm long.", "source": "https://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/aardvark/food-and-feeding" } ]

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[ { "text": "As long as 30 centimeters, the thin tongue is able to reach deep inside the mound to collect as many insects as possible.", "source": "https://animalalmanacblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/animal-spotlight-aardvark/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Its salivary glands are highly developed and almost completely ring the neck; their output is what causes the tongue to maintain its tackiness.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Dinosuar-like scaly body; nocturnal, generally solitary animal about one metre long; small eyes, no visible ears and long, sticky tongue; rolls up into a ball when challenged.", "source": "http://www.krugerpark.co.za/Kruger_National_Park_Wildlife-travel/explore-kruger-park-other-animals.html" } ]

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[ { "text": "An okapi’s tongue is long enough to reach its eyes and ears!", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/okapi-facts/" } ]

[ { "value": "by the secondary palate", "type": "OTHER", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "When retracted, the tongue is held in the oropharynx by the secondary palate, preventing it from blocking respiration.", "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater" } ]

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[ { "text": "The tongue of an anteater can extend up to 60cm (2ft) long.", "source": "https://www.activewild.com/anteater-facts/" } ]

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[ { "text": "Its sticky tongue catches those lovely insects.", "source": "https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/aardvark" } ]

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[ { "text": "Pangolins have long, sticky tongues, which are often longer than their body and attached near its pelvis and last pair of ribs.", "source": "https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/facts-about-pangolins/" } ]

[ { "value": "for diet", "type": "PURPOSE", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "It has long and sticky tongue which is specialized for diet based on insects.", "source": "https://softschools.com/facts/animals/aardwolf_facts/525/" } ]

[ { "value": "into the mouth", "type": "TRANSITIVE-OBJECT", "support": 1 } ]

[ { "text": "Once the tongue delivers the insects into the mouth, adds Schwartz, the anteater crushes the insects with the roof of its mouth and swallows them.", "source": "https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/anteater.htm" } ]