. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. TOOTHLESS QUADRUPEDS. 73 such rare sport to the hunters, is represented in Fig. Fig. 60.—Hare. The Rabbit, which is every where domesticated, is small- er than the Hai-e, but is like it in form. It lives in a bur- row, while the Hare lives in a sort of nest which it con- steuctg_from grass. f 124. We now pass to the Edentata or toothless Quad- rupeds. This term apphes only to a part of the order, the Ant-eaters and the Pangolins. The Sloth and the Armadilloes have back teeth, but they are imperfect. 125. That singular animal
. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. TOOTHLESS QUADRUPEDS. 73 such rare sport to the hunters, is represented in Fig. Fig. 60.—Hare. The Rabbit, which is every where domesticated, is small- er than the Hai-e, but is like it in form. It lives in a bur- row, while the Hare lives in a sort of nest which it con- steuctg_from grass. f 124. We now pass to the Edentata or toothless Quad- rupeds. This term apphes only to a part of the order, the Ant-eaters and the Pangolins. The Sloth and the Armadilloes have back teeth, but they are imperfect. 125. That singular animal, the Crested Ant-eater, Fig. 61 (p. V4), is found in Guiana, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is nearly four feet long. It lives both on common ants and the termites or white ants. With its strong claws it tears open their habitations, and then thrusts in its long tongue. This, being covered with a gummy saliva, has, when withdrawn, a multitude of ants adhering to it, which the animal swallows. 126. The Pangolins, or Manidae (plural of Manis), are ant-eaters, and take the ants in the same way that the Crested Ant-eater does. They are remarkable' for being encased in an armor of horny scales. When attacked, they roU themselves up, and raise their sharp-edged scales. 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 Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867. New York, Harper & Brothers
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