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The hair differs also, being short and shining, and of a consistence 

 which makes it a medium as to its qualities, between silk and 

 wool. The colors, are, likewise, more variable than those of the 

 Great Ant-Eater. The Tamandua is found in the thick primeval 

 forests of tropical America, living on trees, upon termites, honey, 

 and according to D'Azara, upon stingless bees, which have their 

 hives among the loftiest branches of the forest. The female has 

 but a single cub at a birth, which she carries about with her on 

 her shoulders, for the first three or four months. 



M. didaciyla, (Lat. two-fingered, or toed.) The LITTLE or 

 Two-ToED ANT-EATER. 



This is easily distinguished from the other two species, by its 

 size, which does not exceed that of a large rat or squirrel ; also 

 by the number of its toes, four on the hinder, and only two on the 

 front extremities. The length from the snout to the tail is but 

 six inches; that of the tail is seven and one-quarter inches; to- 

 wards the point the tail tapers, and becomes naked, and it is 

 strongly prehensile. The snout is not so long in proportion to the 

 body, as in the other two .species; the legs are stout and short; 

 the hair very fine and soft to the touch. Like the other species, 

 the Little Ant-Eater has but one young at a birth, which it con- 

 ceals in the hollow of some decayed tree. 



Orycteropus Capensis, (Gr. OQVXT^Q, orukter, a digger; nov^ 

 pous, a foot.) The AARDtVARK, or EARTH- HOG. 



This animal, of Southern Africa, is also to be numbered with 

 the Ant-Eaters, though there has been some difference of opinion 

 as to its proper location. It resembles both the Ant-Eater and 

 the Armadillo, agreeing with the former in its general habits; 

 but though without any scaly armor, more like the latter in its 

 anatomical structure. Like the Armadillo, it has large and pow- 

 erful claws, adapted for digging up roots and insects, and for 

 making burrows in the earth. When full grown, it is five feet 

 long, from the snout to the end of the tail, which is about half the 

 size of the body. Its tongue is not cylindrical like that of the 

 Ant-Eaters proper, but flat and slender, and cannot be protruded 

 so far. The flesh, particularly of the hind-quarters, is dried for 

 hams, and much esteemed as food. 



Manis. (Linnaeus.) The PANGOLIN, or SCALY ANT-EATER. 



The name Pangolin, which is given to the animals of this 

 genus, is said to be derived from the word Pangoeling, signifying, 

 in the Javanese language, "an animal which rolls itself in the 

 form of a ball." The Pangolins are limited to the warmest parts 

 of Asia and Africa. In common with the Hairy Ant-Eaters, 

 they are without teeth, and have a very long extensile tongue, 



