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that time about four or five years old. The forehead and nofe 

 are whitifli and almoft naked, the noftrils narrow, long and 

 tranfverfe ; the lips furnilhed with mufcles fo as to be capable 

 of being protruded to a great diftance, or drawn in at pleafure ; 

 this is apparent in offering the animal an apple, or any food, 

 which it feizes and conveys by their affiftance into the mouth ; 

 the eyes are fmall, the ears fhort, and loft in the hair ; the hair 

 on the top of the head points forward, that on the neck falls 

 parted in the middle; on the head and neck, back and fides, is 

 extremely long, fliaggy, and black, that on the belly fliort; 

 acrofs the firft is a line of white ; the tail only five inches long, 

 and quite hid in its coat. It has on the fore feet five toes, three 

 inches long, flightly incurvated and pointing forward, and well 

 adapted for burrowing. On the hind feet are the fame num- 

 ber of toes, with claws very fliort, the bottom of the feet naked; 

 all the limbs are very ftrong and bear like. 



Its teeth induce us to place it among the Sloths. It wants Teeth. 

 the uicifores above and below ; in each jaw are two canine 

 teeth, remote from the grinders; the tongue fmooth, and not 

 fo long as the jaws ; the palate is marked with tranfverfe y^^/*:/. 



In its manners it was gentle and good-natured, for it fnffered Manners. 

 me to tumble it about all ways, in courfe of my examination, 

 and to put my hand far into its mouth without the left attempt 

 to bite; its voice is a fort of Ihort abrupt roar, which it emits 

 when much difturbed or irritated ; feeds chiefly on vegetable 

 fubftances and milk, and is fond of apples, and does not wil- 

 lingly eat animal food, except of a very tender nature, as mar- 

 row, which it readily fucks from a bone prefented to it. It is 



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