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Marsupials and Toothless Animals. 



Opossum. Sloths. 



Great Ant Eater. Armadillo. 

 From D. Appleton & Co.'s " Elements of Zoology. Science Series." 



members of this family found out of America. They inhabit 

 Africa and the East Indies. The species are curious scaled 

 animals, not unlike the armadillos. 



The Aakd VARK, Family Orycteropodidtc . One genus 

 and two species alone comprise this family. The Oryctc- 

 ropus cap en sis, or Aard Vark, from Africa, resembles a 

 hog somewhat, being about the size of a half-grown one, 

 yet it is a simple ant eater. 



THE MARSUPIALS.— Order Marsupiai.ia. 



Animals having pouches in which to carry their young. 

 Singularly circumscribed, these creatures, with the excep- 

 tion of a few species of opossums in America, are confined 

 to New Holland or the Australian region. Many are wholly 

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