Giant anteater is a 4-star creature card from the Singularity. A giant anteater's tongue is about 60 cm long and flicks in and out over a hundred times a minute.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +12% combat damage |
| Uncommon | 2 | +21.6% combat damage |
| Rare | 5 | +36% combat damage |
| Epic | 10 | +54% combat damage |
| Legendary | 20 | +84% combat damage |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: The giant anteater lives in Central and South America.
- Uncommon: It has no teeth.
- Rare: Its tongue is about 60 centimetres long.
- Epic: It feeds briefly at each nest so the colony survives.
- Legendary: Its big claws are also used for defence.
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Field guide
| Size | Head and body about 1–1.2 m, plus a tail of 65–90 cm; 18–39 kg |
| Nest | Rests in abandoned burrows, thick plants or hollows in the ground |
| Diet | Ants and termites; can eat a few thousand in minutes |
| Defence | Runs away, or rears up and slashes with its big front claws |
| Active | Mostly day; becomes nocturnal near people or in some weather |
| Lifespan | Up to about 25 years in captivity; wild lifespan unknown |
| Where it lives | Southern Belize and Guatemala to northern Argentina; swamps, forests and grassland |
Did you know?
- A newborn pup, about 1.3 kg, climbs onto its mother's back straight after birth.
- The mother carries her pup for about 6–9 months, until it is nearly half her size.
- Home ranges can reach about 9,000 hectares, and it is a good swimmer.
Sources: animaldiversity.org