. Zoology for high schools and colleges. Zoology. 580 ZOOLOGY. maxillary glands are Tery large, so that the viscid salivary fluid is very abundant. They burrow into ant-holes, thrust- ing the tongue among the ants, which stick in multitudes to the viscid, writhing rod, and are withdrawn into the mouth. The pyloric end of the stomach is gizzard-like. The ant- eaters [Myrmecophaga) inhabit South America. The pangolins, or species of Manis, are mail-clad ant- eaters,- the body and long tail being covered with large overlapping scales. When molested they roll up the body. In walking the hind feet
. Zoology for high schools and colleges. Zoology. 580 ZOOLOGY. maxillary glands are Tery large, so that the viscid salivary fluid is very abundant. They burrow into ant-holes, thrust- ing the tongue among the ants, which stick in multitudes to the viscid, writhing rod, and are withdrawn into the mouth. The pyloric end of the stomach is gizzard-like. The ant- eaters [Myrmecophaga) inhabit South America. The pangolins, or species of Manis, are mail-clad ant- eaters,- the body and long tail being covered with large overlapping scales. When molested they roll up the body. In walking the hind feet rest on the soles, while the fore- feet are supported by the upper side of the long bent Fig. 501.—Pangolin (Mania longicaudata) robbing white ant-neste.—After Monteiro. The long-tailed pangolin of the AVest Coast of Africa (Fig. 601) tears open with its long claws the nests of the white ants. It is nearly f metre (28-30 inches) in length. The armadillos (Fig. 502) are small mammals covered with a carapace, consisting of from three to thirteen transverse rows of movable scales ; by rolling into a ball, these singu- lar creatures become thoroughly protected from their ene- mies. Dasypus novem-cinctus Linn, is much like the Peba armadillo, and extends from South America to Texas. The strange extinct armadillo-like Glyptodon of South Amer- ica, which was over two metres (8 feet) long, was covered. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York, H. Holt and Company
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