FOOD OF VARIOUS ANIMALS AND BIRDS 
DASYPUS ARMADILLOS (DASYPODID^). 
Much like the ant-eaters, these animals feed principally 
upon animal substances, insects in the larva or chrysalis 
state, birds’ eggs, young reptiles, and, in fact, some of the 
species will eat almost any kind of flesh or garbage. I 
believe that in some parts of South America they literally 
swarm in the neighbourhood of slaughtering places, eating 
the offal of the slaughtered cattle. No better food can 
perhaps be found for them than raw flesh, ground fine and 
mixed like sausage-meat with bread-and-milk ; occasionally 
some change being given, say a few dead birds or small 
mammals, some tripe or other parts of animals. 
ANT-EATERS (jilYRMECOPHID^). 
Having for several years succeeded in keeping alive the 
following members of this family, viz. : — 
M. jiihata. 
Two species of Tamanclua, 
Two „ „ 0ryctero2ous, 
I may fairly claim to be in a position to say that they can, 
without difficulty, be preserved in a healthy condition if 
the following instructions be carefully attended to. 
On the bottom of the den place a layer of good soft 
earth, tolerably dry, and at least 10 in. or 12 in. deep. In 
the den there should be a snug warm corner, or box, filled 
with dry straw for a bed. Grind, in a sausage-machine, 
daily, about 3 lbs. of raw flesh (not fat) ; add to this 2 lbs. 
of bread-and-milk, then well mix the whole together. 
An adult M. jitbata will eat this quantity of food twice 
each day. The small species will of course eat less ; they 
also eat soft fruit, such as pears, bananas, and M.jtibata 
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