THE GREAT ANT-EATER 



with occasionally arrowroot, milk, and the yolk of ':^^;^, 

 consuming about 21 oz. of food per day. This animal was 

 afterwards sent to the Zoological Gardens in Hamburg, 

 and livf;d a very long time on the food mentioned above. 



In 1867 a fine young female was presented to this 

 Society by Dr. Palin, and on its arrival at the (Jardens 

 was in rather poor condition, having been fed principally 



THE GliEAT A^'T-EAliiii. 



upon milk and eggs : but strips of raw beef and mutton, 

 however, were substituted, and upon this food, with the 

 addition of a little bread-and-mUk, the animal soon in- 

 creased in size and strength in a very remarkable manner. 

 Improbable as it may appear, I found this animal some- 

 what partial to ripe fruit, particularly soft pears and 

 apples, which she would eat with apparent relish if 



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