. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. 2IO hlr if In Natitre's Workshop turtle ijroiip, whose armour is defensive only. As we shall see a little later, the pangolins (like the White Knight in "Alice," with his spiky armour) to some extent unite both these methods of passive warfare : they arc turtles when unrolled, hut turn into incomplete hedgehogs or porcupines if hard pressed by assailants. A glance at the portrait of the short-tailed pan-. NO, I.—TILE-SHAPEO PLATE-ARMOOR : THE PANGOLIN. golin in No. i will show
. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. 2IO hlr if In Natitre's Workshop turtle ijroiip, whose armour is defensive only. As we shall see a little later, the pangolins (like the White Knight in "Alice," with his spiky armour) to some extent unite both these methods of passive warfare : they arc turtles when unrolled, hut turn into incomplete hedgehogs or porcupines if hard pressed by assailants. A glance at the portrait of the short-tailed pan-. NO, I.—TILE-SHAPEO PLATE-ARMOOR : THE PANGOLIN. golin in No. i will show you at once that this uncouth beast is clad from head to tail in serried plates of defensive armour. He is about two feet long, and his head, 1 will admit, is remarkably small for his size; to say the truth, he does not possess much braitis to speak of, being a fairly dull and unintelligent animal. Central and South Africa have never been famous for evoking the ;i ^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. Toronto : W. Briggs
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