For the first six days of its life, it is blind with its eyes still closed.
Anteaters vary in size from the silky anteater, at 14 inches 35 cm tall, to the giant anteater, which is the largest species of anteater, reaching lengths of over 7 feet just over 2 meters , and 140 lbs 63 kg in weight.
The best pets are offspring from tame parents that are hand-raised.
The young are born already furred, and with a similar colour pattern to the adults.
Its shape and design allow the anteater to maneuver it down into the narrow spaces where ants and termites burrow.
Remember that anteaters need very special requirements.