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Title: The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas), 1850-1891
Subjects: Civilization Culture
Publisher: London Ward, Lock
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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19. VAMPIBE BAT. 20. MAKMOSEX. searching in the neighbourhood of every Biscacha hole on the lineof road, he soon found it. The Agouti (4), very unlike the typicalRodent, has been compared in some respects to the Musk Deer; it is ableto spring like an Antelope. The name of the Guinea-pig (10) is a mis-nomer ; it should rather be Guiana-pig; but it is not certain that thisspecies is descended from the Restless Cavy so abundant in a large partof South America, The Patagonian Cavy (41) is a much larger animal ofthe same group, reaching between thirty and forty pounds weight, and somewh a tHare-like inappearance.TheCapyba-ra, or River-hog (21), isthe largestRodent, andfrequentsthe banks ofSouthAmer-ican riversand lakes.It has extra-ordinarilylong andcomplexback molarteeth, look-ing as if compounded of several teeth, with numerous transverse folds of enamel.The chief home of the Sloths and Armadillos is in South America. The
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21 CVl\UUiV ^2. D0\1DILL. 23. JABIRU 24 MANATEE. AMERICAN ANIMALS. 847 I Three-toed Sloth (11) has three digits on its fore limb, while the Two-toedSloth has only two. The Sloths have no incisors or canine teeth, andvery simpleback teeth.Their habitshave becomegenerallyknown: theyare capableof very suf-ficient ac-tivity uponoccasion. TheGreat Ant-eater (9) hasa very longhead, neck,and body.After tearing-down an ant-hill with itsstrong claws,it thrusts outwith greatrapidity its long, narrow tongue, covered with glutinous secretion, and withdraws itcovered with Ants. The very long and bushy tail is used to protect thebody while sleeping in the sun. There are other South American Ant-eaters. The Hairy Armadillo (43) is one of a numerous group of singularlyprotected animals, having bony shields and bands moved by special skin-muscles, and enabling some species to coil themselves into a ball, and bealmost imper-vious to attack.They are allgreat diggersand burrowers,and eat carrion,insects,

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