Chapter II: The Ant-Eaters

THE CAPE ANT-EATER--The Cage at “the Zoo”--Appearance
of the Animal--Its Prey--The Ant-hills-How the
Orycteropus obtains its Food--Place in the
Order--Teeth--Skull--Tongue--Interesting Questions concerning
the Ant-eater--THE PANGOLINS, OR SCALY ANT-EATERS--THE
AFRICAN SCALY ANT-EATERS--Differences between the Pangolins
and Cape Ant-eaters--Their Habitat--Description--TEMMINCK’S
PANGOLIN--Habits--Food--How it Feeds--Superstitious Regard
for it shown by the Natives--Scarcity--Appearance--THE
LONG-TAILED, OR FOUR-FINGERED PANGOLIN--THE
GREAT MANIS--THE ASIATIC SCALY ANT-EATERS--THE
SHORT-TAILED, OR FIVE-FINGERED PANGOLIN--The Species of
_Manis_--Skull--Stomach--Claws fitted for Digging--Other
Skeletal Peculiarities--THE AMERICAN ANT-EATERS--General
Appearance--Genera--THE GREAT ANT-BEAR--Habits--Diet--How
it Procures its Food--Distribution--Mode and Rate of
Locomotion--Stupidity--Manner of Assault and Defence--Stories
of its Contests with other Animals--Appearance--THE
TAMANDUA--Description--Where Found--Habits--Odour--THE
TWO-TOED ANT-EATER--Appearance--Two-clawed Hand--Habits--Von
Sach’s Account of his Specimen 169

CHAPTER III.

THE ARMADILLO FAMILY.

The Armour-plates--How the Shields are formed--Their
connection with the Body--Description of the
Animals--Mode of Walking--Diet--Skeleton--Adaptation of
their Limbs for Burrowing--Classification--THE GREAT
ARMADILLO--Appearance--Great Burrower--THE TATOUAY--THE
POYOU, OR YELLOW-FOOTED ARMADILLO--THE PELUDO, OR HAIRY
ARMADILLO--THE PICHIY--THE PEBA, OR BLACK TATOU--THE MULE
ARMADILLO--THE BALL ARMADILLO--Dr. Murie’s Account of its
Habits--Description--The Muscles by which it Rolls itself
up and Unrolls itself--THE PICHICIAGO--Concluding Remarks:
Classification of the Order, Fossil Edentates, the Allied
Species of _Manis_ in South Africa and Hindostan 181

ORDER MARSUPIALIA, MARSUPIAL OR POUCHED ANIMALS.

SUB-ORDER MARSUPIATA.