SOME TOOTHLESS xMAiMMALS 



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attacked it coils up, thus throwing out the scales which 

 point in every direction, like blunt spines. 



In the island of Ceylon there is a pangolin that is often 

 used as a pet. One kept by Sir Emerson Tennant wan- 

 dered about the house like a cat, ridding it of ants. 

 When it desired to attract his attention, it would climb 

 into his lap and twist its prehensile tail about his legs. 



Fig. 38. — Aakd-vark AxNd Pangolin. 



In Eastern Africa is found another form which has a very 

 broad tail. Some of the species are, while clumsy, very 

 skillful tree climbers. 



Allied to these interesting creatures is the aard-vark 

 (see Fig. 38), a South African ant-eater with a long pig- 

 like snout and extraordinary ears. Ground hog is the 

 common name, and it resembles a hog in many ways ; 

 but it is a burrowing, underground animal with large, 



