THE ANT-EATER. 



Long-tailed Manis and Short-tailed Manis. 



The Ant-eaters, are natives, of the warmer regions of America. Their head is long and slender, termina- , 

 ting in a small mouth without teeth, from which the tongue is protruded nearly two feet, for the purpose 

 of collecting its food, which consists of ants and small insects. When he demolishes the dwellings of the 

 ants, the Ani>eater thrusts this extraordinary member, covered with saliva, amid the insects, to which they 

 adhering, he swallows them by thousands. The Great ant-eater is nearly four feet long, and stands about 

 a foot high. lie fights standing, like the bear, using his fore paws, and will, it is said, sometimes overcome 

 the jaguar. 



The Manis which is the Ant-eater of Africa and 

 India, has a natural coat of mail still more invulner- 

 able than the Armadillo, all the upper parts of the 

 body being covered with triangular scales of difterent 

 sizes, hard as a flint, and sharp at the point. There 

 arc several species of the Manis, two of which are 

 the long-tailed and short-tailed. 



Great Ant-eaters breaking into the dwelling of tlie White Ant. 



Great Ant-eater. 



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