DRAGONS OF OLD TIME 135 
ant-eater type) with his hind limbs bent under his body, so as to 
bring the heels to the ground, and then with one terrific bound 
2 
1 . Fore leg. 2. Hind leg. 
from those long legs springing on to the prey, and holding the 
mammal tight in its clawed fore limbs, as a cat might hold a 
