Have Anteaters Evolved 12 Times?

In our world, a wide variety of mammals eat ants and termites, such as the giant anteaters we have in our zoos at the Ark Encounterr and Creation Museum. Well, according to a new study, this specialized ability to primarily dine on ants and termites has evolved ���at least 12 times since the Cenozoic era began, roughly 66 million years ago.���

The specialized adaptations required to be a ���true myrmecophage��� (the scientific name for a creature that eats primarily ants and termites), include:

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