. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. 458 EXPLANATORY INDEX. The Coendoo, however, may be distinguished by its long prehensile tail, which can be coiled roiind the branches like that of the spider-monkey and the little ant-eater, which has been already described. Its food consists of leaves, flowers, young twigs, and similar substances, and its flesh is said to be delicate and tend
. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. 458 EXPLANATORY INDEX. The Coendoo, however, may be distinguished by its long prehensile tail, which can be coiled roiind the branches like that of the spider-monkey and the little ant-eater, which has been already described. Its food consists of leaves, flowers, young twigs, and similar substances, and its flesh is said to be delicate and tender. If so, it very much belies the odour which proceeds from its body, and which is thus described by Charles Kingsley:—. " More than once we became aware of a keen and dreadful scent, as of a concentrated essence of unwashed tropic humanity, which proceeded from that strange animal, the Porcupine with a prehensile tail, who prowls in the tree-tops all night, and sleeps in them all day, spending his idle hours in making this hideous smell. Probably he or his ancestors have found it pay as a protection ; for no jaguar or tiger-cat, it is to be presumed, would care to meddle with any thing so exquisitely nasty, especially when it is all over sharp ; As to the theory that any animal, even the skunk itself, is. 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 Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. London ; New York : Macmillan
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