Tamandua is a genus of anteaters with two species: the southern tamandua (T. tetradactyla) and the northern tamandua (T. mexicana). They live in forests and grasslands, are semiarboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They mainly eat ants and termites, but they occasionally eat bees, beetles, and insect larvae. In captivity, they will eat... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamandua
tamandunoun small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
Tree-living toothless anteater Tamandua tetradactyla found in tropical forests and tree savannah from southern Mexico to Brazil. About 56 cm/1.8 ft long with a prehensile tail of equal length, it uses its strong foreclaws to break into nests of tree ants and termites, which it licks up with its narrow tongue Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221