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The other groups of Edentates are represented by the 

 Armadillo, and Manis, or Pangolin. These little animals are 

 covered by bony plates or scales. The Manis, which is the 

 one covered with scales, certainly bears a great outward 

 resemblance to a Lizard, while the Armadillo, with its bony 

 case, may be compared to a Tortoise. This resemblance, 

 however, is only outward, for the Tortoise-carapace was 

 partly made up of the ribs and the back-bone, while the 

 plates of the Manis and Armadillo are merely an altered skin. 

 The fore-feet of the Manis are not clubbed, like the Sloth's, 

 but they have their peculiarity, for the digits are doubled-up 

 under the foot, so that they walk on their fists. The Manis 

 feeds on Ants. The leg-bones of the Armadillo are immensely 

 heavy and strong. It has a fore-foot with five digits, each 

 with a claw. Other parts of its skeleton similarly indicate its 

 habits, which are those of a burrowing animal. " It is said 

 that no animal exists which is able to dig holes at such a rate 

 as the Armadillo. In consequence of the ease with which it 

 does this," I quote from Huxley's lectures, " it does not live 

 habitually in one burrow, but scoops out one wherever it 

 happens to be, when desiring to sleep." 



As we get higher in the scale we come to groups of animals 

 which are more familiar to you. Thus we have comprised in 

 the next group such animals as the Horse, and Pig, andOx, 

 which may be seen in our daily walks ; and others, such as 

 the Hippopotamus, Ehinoceros, and Camel, which are among 

 the more prominent mhabitants of the " Zoo." I will there- 

 fore not describe them individually, but will point out the 

 distinguishing features of their different classes, and any 

 curious particulars worth noting. 



The next division, to which the Horse belongs, is a large 

 one, and has had the name of Ungulata given to it in con- 

 sequence of its members walking on their hoofs (Lat. Ungula). 

 Some confusion commonly exists in people's minds as to the 

 parts of a Horse's leg. Thus we often hear of a Horse falling 

 and cutting its knees, but it is really the back of the wrist 

 which gets injured, the bones corresponding to the back of tlie- 

 hand being very long. The same general structure holds good 



