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This is Peter, and he's a giant anteater.
这位是彼得，它是一只大食蚁兽。
The giant anteater is the largest of the four anteater species, reaching up to seven feet in length.
在食蚁兽四大家族中，大食蚁兽体型最为庞大，身长可达两米。
Anteaters are edentates, which is a fancy way of saying they have no teeth.
食蚁兽没有牙齿，换种有趣的说法就是它们是贫齿类动物。
But with a tongue that can reach two feet in length, eating is never a problem.
但有了长达0.6米的舌头，吃东西对他们来说从来不是问题。
In the wild, they enjoy a diet of ants, termites, grubs, and the occasional fruit.
在野外，它们喜欢吃蚂蚁、白蚁、蛆，偶尔也喜欢吃水果。
Here in captivity, Peter chows down on this insect porridge and yogurt.
被圈养起来之后，彼得吃的则是这种昆虫粥和酸奶。
Their tongue can flick up to 150 times a minute, letting them gobble up tens of thousands of insects each day.
它们的舌头一分钟能够甩出150次，一天下来就能吃掉上万只昆虫。
The giant anteater's four-inch claws and muscular forelegs are used to tear apart anthills and termite mounds,
有了长达10厘米的利爪，还有那结实的前腿，它们就能刨开蚁冢和白蚁丘，
but also to fend off predators like mountain lions and jaguars.
还可以抵御美洲狮和美洲虎等天敌。
The species is currently vulnerable due to over hunting by humans and habitat loss.
因为人类的猎杀以及栖境的破坏，这一物种已经成为渐危物种。
The giant anteater dates back 25 million years, so conversation efforts are working hard to keep Peter and his species around.
大食蚁兽是一种有着2500万年历史的物种，所以，人们正在努力保护彼得和它的同类。
This is the giant anteater.
这就是大食蚁兽。
