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Feeding strategy

Sweep the hidden swarm.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

2 species

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Giant Anteater

Species principle: Extraction

Sweep the hidden swarm.

Strange tools become elegant when they reach what teeth cannot.

Giant Anteaters lack teeth and use long tubular snouts, powerful claws, and sticky tongues to feed rapidly on ants and termites from nests.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Greater Flamingo

Species principle: Lake Filtration

Filter the lake.

Grace becomes practical when it knows exactly what to filter.

Greater Flamingos use specialized filter-feeding bills and long legs to feed on small organisms in shallow saline and alkaline waters.

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