Animal life in the sea and on the land . Fix. 234 -Armadillos Rolled for Protection. 342 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. the shell meet, and the result is a hard, solid ball, whichmay be rolled over and trampled upon without injury. 7. The Great Ant-eater.—Still another phase of life isshown by the great ant-eater, an animal four or five feet. Fit>\ 235.—Great Ant-eater. in length, with a large bushy tail, which is sometimesthrown over its body as a shade from the sun. Its longjaws are covered with skin, except at the end, where thereis an opening through which the worm - like tongu
Animal life in the sea and on the land . Fix. 234 -Armadillos Rolled for Protection. 342 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. the shell meet, and the result is a hard, solid ball, whichmay be rolled over and trampled upon without injury. 7. The Great Ant-eater.—Still another phase of life isshown by the great ant-eater, an animal four or five feet. Fit>\ 235.—Great Ant-eater. in length, with a large bushy tail, which is sometimesthrown over its body as a shade from the sun. Its longjaws are covered with skin, except at the end, where thereis an opening through which the worm - like tongue isthrown out. The ant-eater as well as the sloth has curvedclaws, and it also walks upon the side of its foot. 8. This curious animal feeds almost entirely upon whiteants. It tears open their nests with its strong claws, andas the inmates rush forth in alarm, it thrusts out its long,sticky tongue into their midst and then swallows the mul-titude of ants adhering to it. This operation is repeated SLOTHS,.ARMADILLOS, AND GREAT AXT-EATERS. ?AZ again and again with surprising rapidity, and large quan-tities of ants are thus devoured. 9. Fossil Remains of the same Type found in South Amer-ica.—Not only is this order of toothless animals peculiarto South America in the present day, but here are found,likewise, most of the fossil remains of ext
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