306 Proposal for the Esiabl'ishment oj 



Manis. Relations. Its food is of insects. The tongue 

 covered with a viscus, by which they are ensnared. 

 It is slow of motion, but securely protected from 

 most enemies bv a strong scalv armour. 



Armadillo. Relations of conservation. Covered with a 

 hard bony shell, it is said to escape from pursuers 

 by rolling itself like a ball, and dropping from the 

 edge of a precipice. It burrows deep in the 

 ground. 



Order IT I. Fer-^.. 



Fore teeth six, two, and ten in the upper jaw ; two, 

 four, and eight, in the lower. One canine on each side in 

 all genera. 



GENERA. 



Seal. Relations of conservation and compensation. — 



Adaptation to long continuance in and under 

 water, and swiftness in diving and swimming. 

 No external ears. Hind feet palmated. Quaere 

 respecting foramen ovale. — See Derham, Physico- 

 Theol. 157 and 323. 



Dog. Relations, &c. Acute sense of smelling. Strength 



and activity. " Adaptation of wide gullet to a 

 voracious appetite." — Derham, Ph. Theol. 197- 



Cat. (including the Lion and Tiger.) Relations, &c. 



Superior strength and activity. Power of expand^ 

 ing or closing the pupil of the eye. — Paley, 257. 



Sharp retractile claws. Activity of gastric juice 

 an-d shortness of intestine. — Paley, 246. 



Cwet. Fetid odour emitted by the skunk when pursued. 



Weasel. Relations of organization to sustenance and 

 security, &c. 



Bear. Strength of paws. Power of long abstinence 



from food during the winter. 



Opossum. " A false skin under the ijclly of the animal 

 forms a pouch, into which the young litter are re- 

 ceived at their birth. It is furnished with peculiar 

 bones and muscles, which serve to open and to 

 close the bag." — Paley, 266. 



Mole. 



