The Tropical World Aspects of man and nature in the equatorial regions of the globe.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
ANT-EATERS.
The Great Ant-Bear--His Way of Licking up Termites--His Formidable Weapons--A Perfect Forest Vagabond--His Peculiar Manner of Walking--The Smaller Ant-Eaters--The Manides-- The African Aard Vark--The Armadillos--The Glyptodon--The Porcupine Ant-Eater of Australia--The Myrmecobius Fasciatus 482