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The Anteater is covered with stiff, straw-like hair which grows up to 40 cm long on the tail. Young have soft hair until they are mature. The dominant colouring may be grey or brown, but all have a diagonal black and white shoulder stripe

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Does a spiny anteater have fur?

All mammals have fur or hair. That includes spiny anteaters (echidnas). The spines on the echidna are actually modified hairs.


Do spiny anteaters have hair and spines?

Yes. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, has both fur and spines.


Do spiny anteaters have fur?

Yes, they do.Further information:The proper name for the spiny anteater is echidna. Echidnas have a thick layer of fur, from which its spines protrude Echidnas in Tasmania have thicker and longer fur than echidnas on the mainland of Australia, and their fur can sometimes be longer than their spikes.


What are anteaters physical characteristics?

All species of anteater are characterised primarily by their elongated snouts which carry their mouths on the end. To protect themselves from the ants they eat, anteaters also typically have dense coats of fur.


What are two animals is related to a sloth?

Some insect action in the fur, like moths. Nothing bigger.


Are anteaters a invertebrate?

No, anteaters are vertebrates.


What is the collective noun of anteaters?

There is not specific collective noun for anteaters, most likely because anteaters are solitary animals. However, if you need a word for a group of anteaters, a noun suitable for the context is used, for example a pair of anteaters, a family of anteaters, etc.


Why do anteaters have eyes when they are blind?

anteaters are blind


What does anteaters?

Anteaters eat Ants and termites


How do anteaters give birth?

Anteaters give birth to a single offspring after a gestation period of about 190 to 200 days. The mother typically finds a safe, secluded spot to deliver her young, which are born with their eyes open and are covered in soft fur. After birth, the mother carries the baby on her back, where it clings to her fur for safety and warmth while she forages for food. The young anteater gradually becomes more independent as it matures.


What type of insects do anteaters eat?

Anteaters eat ants.


Are anteaters cold blooded?

Anteaters are warmbloodedNo. Anteaters are mammals, and all mammals are warmblooded -- they maintain the same body temperature most of the time, regardless of the temperature around them. This is called thermal homeostasis. Even warmblooded animals, though, sometimes have changes in their body temperature. This is what happens when you have a fever -- you body raises your body temperature to kill viruses or bacteria inside you. Body temperature can also change when a warmblooded animal is very cold for too long a time (hypothermia) or very hot for too long a time (hyperthermia or "heat stroke").