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Mammals have evolved into ant eaters 12 times since the dinosaur age, study finds

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Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the surprising lengths to which some have gone to satisfy one of the more peculiar—a taste for ants and termites.

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Mammals have some strange eating habits, from bats drinking blood to primates slurping tree sap, but one unusual snack is particularly popular: ants. A new study shows how mammals have independently specialized in eating ants at least twelve times over the past 66 million years. […] Want to learn more about science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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