. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 184 NATURAL UI8T0RY. He moves suspended from the branch, he rests suspended from the bmncli, and he sleeps suspended from the branch. Hence his seemingly bungled composition is at once accounted ; To render it fit for this singular mode of life, its long and jtowcrful arms arc furnished with strong curved claws, which hook round tiic branches, and keep the animal suspended without any effort. When on the gi'ound, these claws are very inconvenient, and it can barely shuffle along ; but when it is among
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 184 NATURAL UI8T0RY. He moves suspended from the branch, he rests suspended from the bmncli, and he sleeps suspended from the branch. Hence his seemingly bungled composition is at once accounted ; To render it fit for this singular mode of life, its long and jtowcrful arms arc furnished with strong curved claws, which hook round tiic branches, and keep the animal suspended without any effort. When on the gi'ound, these claws are very inconvenient, and it can barely shuffle along ; but when it is among its native branches, it moves vfith exceeding mpidity, particularly in a gale of wind, when it passes from branch to branch and from tree to tree witli an activity which its movements on the ground by no means portend. Family V. , —(Gr. AoffiJi, hairy; tou'j, a foot. Hairy-footed.) Sub-family a. Manilla. M.\ Tetvadactyla (Gr. Ttrpa^dinvKoi, four-fingered), the Phatagin, or Long- tailed Manis. The Manid^ or Pangolins are immediately known by the peculiar, strong, honiy plates with which their bodies ai*e de- fended, giving them the appearance of an animal enveloped in a suit of scale armour. When attacked, they roll themselves. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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