. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 1(56 AMERICAN ANTEATERS Sris-OuDEK 1. XENAKTHEA. Fam. 1. Myrmecophagidae.—The family ilynnecuphagidae (jontains three genera, all South American in range. Tliese genera, 3ryrmecopJi(iga, Tamanihia, and Cycloturus, agree greatly in their outward form. They are all without teeth, and have long snouts and long protrusible tongues. The fur is thick, and they ha\'e powerful claws wherewith to break down the strong ant-hills upon whose inhabitants they feed. Tamandua and Cycloturus are arboreal, AIyrmecO'phi(ga is teiTestrial in Pig. 91.—Great Anteat
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 1(56 AMERICAN ANTEATERS Sris-OuDEK 1. XENAKTHEA. Fam. 1. Myrmecophagidae.—The family ilynnecuphagidae (jontains three genera, all South American in range. Tliese genera, 3ryrmecopJi(iga, Tamanihia, and Cycloturus, agree greatly in their outward form. They are all without teeth, and have long snouts and long protrusible tongues. The fur is thick, and they ha\'e powerful claws wherewith to break down the strong ant-hills upon whose inhabitants they feed. Tamandua and Cycloturus are arboreal, AIyrmecO'phi(ga is teiTestrial in Pig. 91.—Great Anteater. Jli/nnecnjjhni/n jubata. x jJ^. The claws of the arboreal forms are useful to destroy the bark, and thus bring to light insects which lurk in such situations. The genus Myrmecophaga contains but one species, the Great Anteater, jitbata. It is a large and handsome animal, with long, shaggy, grej'ish-black hair and a broad white stripe across the shoulder. The coloration is similar in the two sexes. Including the long and bushy tail it reaches a length of over 7 feet. It is on account of its long tongue and greatly developed salivarj^ glands that this and the allied genera were originally placed with Jfunis. It is the submaxillary glands which are so ; they extend back over the chest, and open by three distinct ducts, of which two unite just before the external 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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