Order EDENTATA. 



This is a small order, containing the degenerate rem- 

 nants of a former age which were common, especially in 

 South America. 



The teeth are never rooted, but grow from persistent 

 pulps, and consist of dentine and enamel only. There 

 are no incisor teeth. There are five families, onl}^ two of 

 which are found in the Old World. 



Family MANID.E. 



Genus MANIS. 



Manis temmincki. Scaly Ant-eater or Pangolin. 

 Yzer 2Iagaauiv. 



A medium-sized animal with a rather elongated form. 

 Body covered above and on the sides with a series of 

 horny scales or plates overlapping each other. Limbs 

 short and also covered with scales, the forefeet supplied 

 with long claws, both fore and hind feet with five toes. 

 The head is very small, and without an external ear ; 

 mouth small and devoid of teeth, and the tongue is long 

 and extensile. Tail broad and paddle-like, also covered 

 with scales. Length of head and body, 2 feet ; tail, l^feet. 



This peculiar animal extends from the region of the 

 Orange River northwards to Somaliland. 



It burrows in the ground, and prefers the drier parts of 

 the country. Its chief food is ants and termites, which it 

 obtains by digging into anthills and termite nests. When 

 alarmed, it rolls itself into a ball, trusting to its horny 

 covering to protect it. 



