THE SAVAGE WORLD, 
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the subterranean regions nothing but smoke is fast enough to catch him. Its 
body is upward of three feet long, and the tail adds another foot and a half. 
The tail is used by the natives as a trumpet, but whether as a symbol of “the 
last trump” is doubtful, as the taton will disinter bodies unless the graves are 
walled. As a burrower the taton would “ put to the blush” Shakespeare’s mole¬ 
like ghost. 
The ordinary Armadillo, or Poyou ( Dasypus sexcinctus ), is relatively small, 
not exceeding a foot and three-quarters. It is tireless as a scavenger, and of 
great service in the hot countries where it lives. The Armadillo of the 
Pampa ( Tatusia tricincta , Apara , or Mataco ,) is diurnal in its habits, and is 
protected by armor, of which only three bands on the body are solid, so that 
the armadillo can readily roll itself into a ball when needing protection. The 
Tatouhon ( Tatusia septemcincta) or seven-banded Peba , is in size intermediate 
pichiciago—Two-Thirds dife size ( Chlamydophorus truncatus). 
between the common armadillo and the “giant.” The Pichey Armadillo ( Tatusia 
minuta ), can live for long periods without requiring water. The Tatoway 
(Xenurus unicinctus ) is singular from wearing no armor on its tail. The 
Pichiciago ( Chlamydophorus truncatus) is the Chilian armadillo. The tail-piece 
suggests that the original plan was suddenly given up, and a piece of armor 
used to conceal the incompleteness. The body, except the head, back and 
haunches is furred like that of the mole. 
The Collared Sloth (. Bradypus torquatus , or triadactylus ,) is, in point of 
size, the leading member of the three-toed sloths. It is covered with long, 
orange-colored hair, which changes to yellow on the top of the head, to red or 
reddish gray on the breast, and to black in the wide collar which graces its 
neck. Its head, like that of its family, is relatively small and quite round, 
