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MAMMALIA. EDENTATA. 



GEEAT ANT-EATEE. 



Myrmecophaga jubata. 



French : Pourmilier. German : Armeisenbar. 



This quaint animal, which inhabits South America, is 

 noticeable for its very long narrow neck, its' long 

 tongue, the dense bristly hair of its bushy tail, and the 

 triangular band of short black hair across the chest 

 and fore-legs. The toes are armed with two curved, 

 claws of equal length, and a lesser one on the side. 

 Its mode of progression is in consequence peculiar, as 

 it walks on the joints of its toes. The Ant-eater has no 

 teeth, and, as its name implies, feeds upon ants. 



The value of a skin is about 5s. 



