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druped engenders and brings forth its young lilje other animals, and, after their birth puts them into 

 this sack, where, in fact, they can only obtain suck, the mother only having teats in the upper belly. 

 Others pretend that the young organize themselves by being attached to the dugs, from whence, at 

 maturity, they fall into the sack. It is, however, certain that the young are found drawing nourishment 

 from the paps of the mother, by which they are suspended and cling firmly to them, even when without 

 hair and very small. They are great destroyers of poultry, and passionately fond of cachaca, or rum, 

 with which they are easily caught, as they soon become intoxicated. 



The Savia is like a leveret, with hair similar to that of a hare, and a long tail ; breeds in holes or 

 pits ; eats fruit ; and is much esteemed for its flesh. It is thought to be a species of the caxingle. 



There are two breeds of Tamanduhas, or Ant-Bears, small and large. The larger, called Taman- 

 duha-banddra, is of the bigness of a middling sized hog, to which it assimilates in the body, having 

 the bristles of a wild boar, black and thick, with gray marks on each side; the ears are round and 

 extremely small ; the snout very long and tapering, having the appearance at its termination of that of 

 a lamb ; its mouth is very small and without teeth ; the tongue exceedingly long and narrow, with 

 which it catches the Cupim-ant, its only aliment ; the tail is long and shaggy, and curled back towards 

 the neck from whence its name is derived, (bandeira, flag or ensign ;) it has short and very tiiick legs with 

 five toes on each foot, each toe being furnished with a short and thick claw. It imprints a foot-mark 

 like a child's, runs little, scarcely makes any exertion to escape from its aggressor, and when ii-ritated 

 will advance against a man; but it is only necessary to give it a blow upon the snout and it falls dead 

 on the ground. When it perceives itself attacked it lies on its back and waits for the enemy, which on 

 drawing near, it instantly fastens upon, and will never leave its hold unless the tendons of its legs are 

 cut. Ounces have been found dead with Tamanduhas, firmly fastened to each other. For hunting 

 this animal, the flesh of which is insipid but medicinal in certain diseases, it is necessary to have a 

 dog that will trace its track, but, in order not to run any risk, it is necessary that it should be 

 timorous and cautious. 



The Tatu, or Armadillo, of which there are various sorts, differing only in the size and 

 the number of bands of shells which cover them, is of a wonderful figure ; the head and ears are simi- 

 lar to those of a pig, the eyes small, the snout long and pointed, the mouth small, the tail long, 

 somewhat similar to the tail of a rat. The legs are short, and the feet are furnished with large and 

 strong claws, w ith which they can burrow a hole in the ground, for their safety, almost in an instant. 

 This quadruped is covered with a coat of mail, which in its conformation is one of the most extraor- 

 dinary phenomena in Natural History. The body is dressed in shells, disposed one over the other as in 

 the tail of a lobster, and forms a sort of housing cloth, that conceals the belly ; the whole uncovered 

 with hair, and black. Some of the kinds, when danger is near, can roH themselves up entirely in the 

 shell, hke a hedge-hog, but others not so completely. That kind denominated Tatuim, or Tatuette, is 

 small. Tiie Verdadeiro is larger, and its flesh good,. The Peba has a flat head. The Canastra is of 

 the size of a pig, and its flesh unwholesome. The BoLA, (or Ball,) so called in the Brazil, in 

 consequence of concealing all its members under its shell, is of a whitish colour, and its flesh of good 

 flavour. 



There are five sorts of Deer, Galheiros, which are large; Sucuaparas, do mato (of the woods;) 

 Cating;ueiros,* and Campeiros.\ 



* luhabitiiig llic caliiigab. 



t Inhabiting the tampos, ur plains. 



