[By ¢C. 
BE. Swan, 
GIANT GROUND SLOTHS. 
The Ant-eaters and Sloths of South America are apparently entirely dissimilar; they are nevertheless nearly related, for 
they are descended from a common ancestor, /he Giant Sloth, who had the head of a Sloth, the body and limbs of an Ant-eater 
and a tail which was a compromise between Sloth and Ant-eater. 
