. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 396 THE TOOTHLESS ANIMALS. liquely downward from the surface to the depth of from two to four yards, and terminate in a large, roomy chamber. In this retreat they live in couples, and are found from January to March with one or two young. When they are in their hole they are wont to stop up the entrance with earth in a way which would render it quite difficult to discover their lair if their queer tracks outside did not be- tray them. Burt says that the Pangolin feeds ex- clusively on Ants and like insects, and destroys a great man
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 396 THE TOOTHLESS ANIMALS. liquely downward from the surface to the depth of from two to four yards, and terminate in a large, roomy chamber. In this retreat they live in couples, and are found from January to March with one or two young. When they are in their hole they are wont to stop up the entrance with earth in a way which would render it quite difficult to discover their lair if their queer tracks outside did not be- tray them. Burt says that the Pangolin feeds ex- clusively on Ants and like insects, and destroys a great many of them, but that it can also endure hunger for two months; that it roams about at^ight, and is very restless in captivity; that it is quite quick in its movements, and when attacked, quietly suffers itself to be taken up by the tail without the least attempt at defending itself against an enemy, etc. The Chinese manufacture a defensive armor out of its skin. in its habits like that animal, it emerges only after dusk, and as it is neither agile nor fleet, it cannot defend itself against enemies. Ants, Termites, Lo- custs, Beetles and perhaps also worms constitute its TEMMINCK'S FAIT60LIN, ^A very queer form of animal life is shown here in this African creature. The strength of the armor, the strong legs and claws, and above all the remarkably long and heavy tail which are the ani- mal's chief characteristics, are brought out in accurate completeness. (Manis lemminckii.) Peculiarities of A proportionately short, broad tail, the Temminclt's bluntly rounded at the tip, charac- Pangolin. terizes Temminck's Pangolin {Manis temminckii). In size and shape it assimilates most closely its Indian relative. The tail which attains nearly the length of the body does not decrease in size for the greater portion of its length, and begins to taper at a point near the tip, where it suddenly becomes rounded and abruptly cut off. The body IS broad and the head is short and thick. Ovoid s
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