. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. he rests suspended id from the branch, is at ouce accounted of life, its lon^ and curved claws, whicli 2 animal suspended nd, these claws arc [le along ; but when ives with excocdinj; vhcn it passes front th an activity which IS portend. !r,afoot. Hairy footeil.) history. IS^. the Phatayin, or Lonrj- lately known by the their bodies are de- animal enveloped in they roll themselves „„ wrap their tails them, and raise the whole array oi L-p' dl scales with wluch their body is covered, and tL
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. he rests suspended id from the branch, is at ouce accounted of life, its lon^ and curved claws, whicli 2 animal suspended nd, these claws arc [le along ; but when ives with excocdinj; vhcn it passes front th an activity which IS portend. !r,afoot. Hairy footeil.) history. IS^. the Phatayin, or Lonrj- lately known by the their bodies are de- animal enveloped in they roll themselves „„ wrap their tails them, and raise the whole array oi L-p' dl scales with wluch their body is covered, and tL^^ almost any eno:ny except --»• /^-J j^J,;" ^ and termites, orwhiU. ants, as they are ^^^ll*^^'^^ ^ ^k Ih ch bv their long slender longue among the ants, ^n Inch Sht to^t^.,y a .diva. When the tonj^. ,s it is rapidly retracted, and the ants swallowed^ , w' to tear ants the Pangolins arc furnished with powerful claws to ttu. dowai the dwellings of their prey. ,k,.,>„„i, Africa The Long-tailed Manis is widely scattered tb»« 'gl',^;";^; is not very common. The length of its body is about two feet, and that of its tail ratlier more than throe. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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