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Hello everyone, here we
are at another Tuesday, so of course it is creature day and todays
creature is the Armadillo.
As its name suggests it
has an armour, on its back are bands of hard bony scales which make
it difficult for predators to bite into. One species the three banded
armadillo can roll into a ball making it protected all over. Other
species can run and hide in thorny bushes as their armour can
protect them from the thorns, or they wedge themselves into their
burrows so they cannot be pulled out.
If a nine banded
armadillo feels threatened it may jump straight up in the air,
unfortunately this means they are killed on roads as they jump in
front of passing cars.
They have a life span
of 12-15 yrs and are 15-25cm's in height
Amazing looking creature.
ReplyDeleteInteresting creature.
ReplyDeleteI actually saw one at a roadside rest stop in Arizona - They are interesting little creatures.
ReplyDeleteJumping into cars- never had that, but had a squirrel fall out of a tree in front of me...
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget the first time I saw an armadillo. I was in Florida visiting my aunt and uncle and I had absolutely no idea what I was seeing.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D.........Yeah they are
ReplyDeleteNancy........They sure are
debby......How cool
Chris.......I find jumping in front of cars weird
Karen.......I would wonder too if I didn't know
Interesting little critters! :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I got married and moved to Florida, I saw my first armadillos. They dug up the lawn every day of every week of every year!
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