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btirrows witli f^Tcat strength and celerit\' nnder 

 ground wlieii distiirlxMl ; it will vvvn hiirrow 

 under a pretty strong paveniunt, removing thu 

 8t^cm<0a Willi to'^uws, or under the bottotn of a wall. 



lengthened to an uncommon degree, and appears 

 Yory different iVom the short or jjUimp aspect 

 which it bears in its undisturbed state**' 



had just caught upon the ranges: &ey eidled it 

 " Jannoeumljine/' and fed it upon ants and ants' 

 eggs. It was often taken to an ant-hill, to pro- 

 Tide itself with food : from being so young, it 

 ^ tia^ffcdy ^Ikj and wasr covered with 

 dbpft sharp sj>ines, [)rojeetiiig al)ove the fur. On 

 expressing a tear to the natives of not liLiiio- able 

 to keep it alive, they replied that " it would not 

 now die, as it had prickles on meaning, I 

 ^ppdae, that k 6mld ^0d and pro^^ fbr its^If^ 

 not rerpiirino- the fosteBinxg care of it:^ parents. 

 On asking whether it was a nnile or fenude, tliey 

 examined the liind feet for the spurs, and, see- 

 ing them J declared it to he a mikb. It sleeps 

 d^Eting tih& dUky^ tttmmnf about atid IMmg^ at 



night. Its movements are taid\ , the principal 

 eX<jrtions being made whrn hnrrowing. When 

 touched upon the under surface, or uncovered 



