. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. ,}!i''i m AAiU) VAKa --C(;-;/.'ri'.)jiH, like that ot the mole in its soit texture. It a very little creature seareelv eSv iJlow r'"T ^'ff ""'^"^ and liviu/ like that aniuml. ahnS ntuely helow the sur aee ot the earth. Its feet are formed for burrowing, and are most ortt\;;-mnr' â ''"' ^""^""' '^'"'^'' 'â¢"â ^^ ^'^ "^^^ "^'" ^^^^^ f<n^;.apid "rog^e^ â¢,d,l!HnnT\l'""'''^'''f â¢^' "
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. ,}!i''i m AAiU) VAKa --C(;-;/.'ri'.)jiH, like that ot the mole in its soit texture. It a very little creature seareelv eSv iJlow r'"T ^'ff ""'^"^ and liviu/ like that aniuml. ahnS ntuely helow the sur aee ot the earth. Its feet are formed for burrowing, and are most ortt\;;-mnr' â ''"' ^""^""' '^'"'^'' 'â¢"â ^^ ^'^ "^^^ "^'" ^^^^^ f<n^;.apid "rog^e^ â¢,d,l!HnnT\l'""'''^'''f â¢^' "' 'â ' H""-''"' "'â '""'â '"'' -'"^'^ "ther subterranean creatures, in . to those winch ,t may catch in its nocuirnal expeditions into the open air. As IS the cas(! with the mole, and other subterranean animals, the eyes are of minute dimensions, and are hidden under the soft and profuse fur of the face. ^^V'''''^''''' ''!t^'"'' "â¢'"l^'nn'Olâ ts, feed very largely on ants, as well as on teimites and various other insects, their long tlexible tongue acting as a hand for the purpose of conveying ,âto the mouth. The tongue of the Ant-eater, wlu-n protruded to ts In lest extent bears some resemblance t., a great red earth-worm, and as it is employed 111 its food-collecting task, it coils and twists about as if it possessed a separate â vitality ot its o\\n. * + . '^\^ '\i^^^ y^^'^'"'", l'''^i'-!'".«â . i« 'I native of Southern Africa, ;ind is a very curious animal. 1 he skin ot the Aard Vark is nut by s.^ales or like those of the mams and the armadillo, but rather thinly covered with coarse bristly hair. Its length IS about hve teet, the tail being twenty inches lo^ig, and it is a very powerful creature especially in the tore-hmbs, which are adajited for digging, and are furnished with strong ,.t-]ike claws at their extremities. These claws
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