THE MIDDAY HALT 



Camels are represented to-day by the two-humped Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) and the one-humped Dromedary (C. 

 dromedarius) , and by the geographically far distant Llamas (Lama) of South America. Neither of the Old World forms is now 

 known to occur in a thoroughly wild state. Herds that have gone wild or become "feral " are well known. The spreading out of the 

 third and fourth digits is adapted for treading on soft sand. The paunch has got "water-cells" and smooth walls. A quite unique 

 feature is that the red blood corpuscles are elliptical in contour, instead of circular as in all other mammals. 



Photo: James's Press Agency. 



GREAT ANT-EATER 



The Great Ant-eater (Myrmecophaga) is one of the South American terrestrial Edentates. 

 There is no hint of teeth, but insects are caught by the rapid protrusion and retraction of a 

 worm-like sticky tcngue. The powerful claws are used in tearing up the ground or breaking 

 into ant-hills ; they are formidable weapons besides. There is shaggy greyish-black hair over 

 the body, a broad white stripe on the shoulders, and a big bushy tail, only partly shown in the 

 photograph. The length from the tip of the greatly elongated snout to the tip of the tail 

 may be over 7 feet. 



