The Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chikusa Ward, Nagoya, has the largest number of giant anteaters. But few know the anteaters rarely get to eat their favorite dish.

"Hey, they are not eating ants!" a visitor exclaimed, watching the animals extend their long tongues from their cage to lick food paste from a bucket.

This pasty substance is made of water mixed with pellets that contain beans and chicken meat.