. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 112 POPULAR OFFICIAL TAMANDUA. The Toothless Mammals.—The Order Edentata contains some of the most odd and remarkable mammals that ever find their way into a zoological park. They are the arma- dilloes, ant-eaters and sloths. Without exception, they are delicate feeders, and difficult to keep for long periods, and for this reason the number on exhibition constantly varies between half a score and none at all! As far as it is pos- sible, the species named below will be kept on exhibition; but these rarit
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 112 POPULAR OFFICIAL TAMANDUA. The Toothless Mammals.—The Order Edentata contains some of the most odd and remarkable mammals that ever find their way into a zoological park. They are the arma- dilloes, ant-eaters and sloths. Without exception, they are delicate feeders, and difficult to keep for long periods, and for this reason the number on exhibition constantly varies between half a score and none at all! As far as it is pos- sible, the species named below will be kept on exhibition; but these rarities are difficult to obtain, and the supply must be regarded as intermittent. The Nine-Banded Armadillo, (Tatu novemcinctum), of southern Texas and Arizona, and southward, is the only edentate found in the United States. Its total length, from nose to tail-tip, is about 26 inches, and it is about as large as an opossum. Its strangest feature is the horny shell, with 9 jointed bands in the middle, which Nature has de- signed for the animal's protection. It lives in burrows in the earth, and in a wild state it feeds on a mixed diet of worms, ants, snails, beetles, grasshoppers and other insects. The Six-Banded Armadillo, {Dasypus sexcinctus), of South America, has a much stronger and more bony shell than the preceding species, but very similar habits. The Three- Banded Armadillo, (Tolypeutes tricinctus), is the most re- markable of all—and also the most difficult to obtain. It is able to convert itself into a round ball covered at all. 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 New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York, New York Zoological Society
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