AARD-VARK, OR ANT-BEAR 
is walking, in consequence of their being turned inwards 
and upwards. The strength, and so to speak the hardness 
of these and many other wild animals, and the little im- 
pression that a man can make upon them unless armed 
with some deadly weapon, is a thing few persons not ex- 
perienced in these facts can possibly credit or imagine. 
Their tenacity of life is often the cause of their suffering 
a frightful amount of torture from the savages who capture 
them, who sometimes mutilate them by cutting off their 
feet to disable them, and keep them alive for days in 
order to have them fresh for eating. 
These so-called ant-eaters are, however, not so in- 
sectivorous as they are generally supposed to be, as will 
be seen by the fact that the captive animals are fed upon 
raw meat, and of this each of them will consume about 
three pounds daily; the South African species not only 
eats raw flesh, but a small quantity of grain, and this its 
remarkable molar teeth are well suited to grind on their 
flattened crowns. 
SUGGESTIONS FOR FEEDING AND KEEPING THE AARD- 
VARK. 
Having experienced the great difficulty of finding 
suitable food for the Edentata generally, I am able to 
state that, after many experiments, I have discovered thn 
most appropriate food for the great ant-eater of South 
America, food upon which that animal has not only lived 
in perfect health, but has also increased in size in a very 
remarkable manner. This result induces me to believe 
and expect that a similar food and mode of treatment 
would be likely to meet with success in keeping the 
African species. I would therefore advise that this latter 
species be fed upon raw flesh (perfectly fresh); it is most 
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