Children's own library . 32 o H oW H ft WOOD S NATURAL HISTORY 105 the peculiar strong, horny plates with which their bodiesare defended, giving them the appearance of animalsenveloped in a suit of scale armor. When attackedthey roll themselves up, wrap their tails round them,. in§ Tt& - A ^S-f^i^S^SF^^ESi&^i: ^-?:-^---^:- trie*-. THE GIAXT ARMADILLO and raise the whole array of sharp-edged scales withwhich their body is covered, and bid defiance to almostany enemy except man. They live on ants, and ter-mites, or white ants, as they are called, which theytake by thrusting their long slender to
Children's own library . 32 o H oW H ft WOOD S NATURAL HISTORY 105 the peculiar strong, horny plates with which their bodiesare defended, giving them the appearance of animalsenveloped in a suit of scale armor. When attackedthey roll themselves up, wrap their tails round them,. in§ Tt& - A ^S-f^i^S^SF^^ESi&^i: ^-?:-^---^:- trie*-. THE GIAXT ARMADILLO and raise the whole array of sharp-edged scales withwhich their body is covered, and bid defiance to almostany enemy except man. They live on ants, and ter-mites, or white ants, as they are called, which theytake by thrusting their long slender tongue among theants, which adhere to it by a gummy saliva. When 106 WOOD S NATCliAL HISTOltY the tongue is covered it is rapidly retracted, and theants swallowed. To obtain the ants, the Pangolins arefurnished with powerful claws to tear down the dwell-ings of their prey. The Long-tailed Manis is widely scattered through
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