. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. TOOTHLESS MAMMALS; ALVKSLi I'LVLS. 69 lleetncss. It always follows the same paths. The Gra\- Rabbit is smaller and does not turn white in winter. Toothless Mammals, or Edentates. The Edentates are Sloths, Armadillos, and Ant-eaters. Some of these animals have no teeth, and others are only destitute of front teeth. Many of them have a bony or scaly covering. The}- live in warm countries. Armadillos. The word Armadillo means clad in armor, and is "iven to these animals on account of their bony or horny covering. They live mainly in the warm and. Fig.
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. TOOTHLESS MAMMALS; ALVKSLi I'LVLS. 69 lleetncss. It always follows the same paths. The Gra\- Rabbit is smaller and does not turn white in winter. Toothless Mammals, or Edentates. The Edentates are Sloths, Armadillos, and Ant-eaters. Some of these animals have no teeth, and others are only destitute of front teeth. Many of them have a bony or scaly covering. The}- live in warm countries. Armadillos. The word Armadillo means clad in armor, and is "iven to these animals on account of their bony or horny covering. They live mainly in the warm and. Fig. 96. — Nine-banded Armadillo. hot parts of South America, dig burrows, and feed upon vegetables, carrion, insects, and worms. The Nine-banded Armadillo is about two feet long, and is found as far north as Texas. Marsupials. The Marsupials have a pouch, or sack, beneath the body, in which the young are kept for a time after they are born; even after they are able to walk they re- sort to the pouch of the mother when danger is near. With the exception of the Opossums of America, all the Marsupials are in Australia and adjacent 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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