Or QUADRUPEDS. 
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ANT-EATER. 
The Ant-Euter is about four feet long, 
from the extremity of the nose to the origin 
of its tail : his neck is short, his head nar- 
row, his eyes black and small, his tongue 
thin, more lljnn two feet long, his legs short, 
and his tail, two feet and a half long, is 
covered with long hair. 
These animals are found in the hottest 
climates of America: they are naturally 
dull, slothful, and timid. Tney feed on ants, 
and catch them by laying their glutinous 
tongue across the paths frequented by them, 
and when a sufficient number has been en- 
tangled in its viscosity, they suddenly draw 
it in and devour them greedily. The colour 
of their hair is black and white. 
