. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. 96 rOPULAE OFFICIAL NnsTE-EANDED ARMADILLO. Banded Armadillo, {Tolypcutes triciiutus), 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 points by bony armor, and remarkably well protected from the teeth of predatory animals. The Great Ant-Eater, {Myrmecophaga jubata).—This is a very remarkable animal, and usually is to be found alive in the Small-Mammal House. Its anatomical peculiarities are apparent at a glance. Its toothles
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. 96 rOPULAE OFFICIAL NnsTE-EANDED ARMADILLO. Banded Armadillo, {Tolypcutes triciiutus), 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 points by bony armor, and remarkably well protected from the teeth of predatory animals. The Great Ant-Eater, {Myrmecophaga jubata).—This is a very remarkable animal, and usually is to be found alive in the Small-Mammal House. Its anatomical peculiarities are apparent at a glance. Its toothless jawrs are enormously elongated, and taper to a rounded point, where the mouth opens as a narrovs' slit, scarcely large enough to admit the large end of a lead pencil. Its front claws are large and strong, for use in tearing open ant-hills and decayed logs; and the creature walks upon them as if club-footed. Its tail is long and thick, and bears a luxuriant brush of coarse, wavy hair more than a foot long. The negroes of British Guiana gravelj' inform travellers that the Ant-Eater uses his bushy tail as a broom, with which he sweeps up ants in order to devour them wholesale. As may be inferred from the total absence of teeth, this strange creature lives chiefly upon crawling insects. In de- vouring the dreadful ants, which in a South American forest often make life a burden, it helps to preserve the balance of Nature. In captivity the food of this animal consists of. 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York Zoological Society
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