QUADRUPEDS. 



FIG. 455. GREAT ANT-BEAR. 



directed vertically both above and below. It is a native of Brazil and Guiana, and is 

 said to be able to defend itself against the jaguar. It might seem almost incredible that 

 so robust and powerful an animal can procure sufficient sustenance from ants alone ;. 



FlG. 450. 



but this is not surprising to persons acquainted with tropical America, and who have 

 seen the enormous multitude of these insects, that swarm in all parts of the country 



