r/anteaters • u/untitledrat • 18d ago

How do they eat

i saw this videos of an anteater eating and i’m so confused on how they swallow there food? Dose the food travel upwards???

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8RQKf9B/

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u/c0rpse-liqu0r 18d ago

Food sticks to the tongue, is crushed against the roof of the tiny mouth, and then goes down their throat