. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. Iu8 OEDEIIS OF MAMMALS—TOOTHLESS QUADEUPEDS opening leading; into the shell. It gives one a very queer sensation to handle one of these liv- ing nuts, and note the marvellous ingenuity in design and skill in mechanical execution which has been displayed in providing this special means of protection for an otherwise defenceless creature. Having such excellent defensive armor, the our taste. The Nine-Banded Armadillo has a total length, from nose to end of tail, of about 26 i
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. Iu8 OEDEIIS OF MAMMALS—TOOTHLESS QUADEUPEDS opening leading; into the shell. It gives one a very queer sensation to handle one of these liv- ing nuts, and note the marvellous ingenuity in design and skill in mechanical execution which has been displayed in providing this special means of protection for an otherwise defenceless creature. Having such excellent defensive armor, the our taste. The Nine-Banded Armadillo has a total length, from nose to end of tail, of about 26 inches, and in bulk is about the size of our opos- sum. In captivity its food is milk, boiled eggs, and chopped meat, but in a wild state it feeds upon a mixed chet of worms, ants, snails, beetles, small lizards, grasshoppers, and other insects. The voung in a litter varv from six to THE . (LOWER FIGURES) .\ND THE T.\1I.\XDUA (UITER FIGURE). Three-Banded Armadillo does not often burroAV in the ground, and it ranges freely by daylight. In running it touches only the ends of its claws to the ground, and the shell is held high. The head-and-body length of the adult animal is about 14 inches, and the tail measures 3^ inches. The Nine-Banded Armadillo" ranges all the way from southern Texas and Arizona to Para- guay, and along the Rio Grande is so common that living specimens are sold at .'62 each. In Venezuela I found it burrowing on the open savannas, going down a])out four feet, in a hole seven inches in diameter. The flesh of this creat- ure is well-flavored, and is generally esteemed as palatable food. Being in a state of perpetual hunger, we found Armadillo stew very much to ' Ta'ln no'vcm-cinc'liim. THE FAMILY OF ANT-EATERS. Myrmecophagidac. The ant-eaters form another Family of Eden- tates, also confined to South and Central Amer- ica, and all its members are absolutely toothless. The most celebrated member of the group is the Great Ant-Eater.'-
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