pengolin

I had always understood that the pengolin was unable to climb trees; but the one last mentioned frequently ascended a tree in my garden, in search of ants, and this it effected by means of its hooked feet, aided by an oblique grasp of the tail.

Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836

The feet of the pengolin are armed with powerful claws, which they double in in walking like the ant-eater of Brazil.

Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836

From the size and position of the bones of the leg, the pengolin is endued with prodigious power; and its faculty of exerting this vertically, was displayed in overturning heavy cases, by insinuating itself under them, between the supports, by which it is customary in

Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836

The feet of the pengolin are armed with powerful claws, which in walking they double in, like the ant-eater of Brazil.

Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836

But the fact was told to me, in connexion with the statement, that its favourite dwelling is in the same burrow with the pengolin.

Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836

Of the habits of the pengolin I found that very little was known by the natives, who regard it with aversion, one name given to it being the

Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836

I had always understood that the pengolin was unable to climb trees; but the one last mentioned frequently ascended a tree in my garden, in search of ants; and this it effected by means of its hooked feet, aided by an oblique grasp of the tail.

Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836