After sex, female armadillos can delay the implantation of the fertilized egg, choosing at will when to actually become pregnant. nps.gov/cuis/learn/natureβ¦
Armadillo shells are capable of deflecting bullets. A Texan man who tried to shoot an armadillo found himself in the hospital after the bullet bounced back off the animal and hit him in the face. independent.co.uk/news/woβ¦
Anteaters, armadillos and extinct animals such as glyptodonts, giant ground sloths, are pampatheres are all related. They share similar teeth that have no enamel and grow throughout the entire life of both animals and never completely wear down. moas.org/Discovering-the-β¦
You actually can get Leprosy from an armadillo but 95% of the population is immune to it so catching Leprosy is actually quite hard aad.org/diseases/a-z/leprβ¦
Armadillos can cross streams or rivers either by inflating their intestines to float or by simply holding their breath and walking across the bottom. floridamuseum.ufl.edu/sciβ¦
Armadillos are called "Hoover Hogs" because some Depression-era Americans began eating them (and blamed the crisis on President Hoover). classroom.synonym.com/whaβ¦
Armadillos of the genus Dasypus (the only ones found in the US) give birth to four genetically identical young that split from the same embryo; i.e. they always have identical quadruplets; they are the only known vertebrate animals to exhibit this "polyembryony" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasβ¦
If you live in the United States, the best way to contract leprosy is to eat an armadillo. The next best way is to have a farm of armadillos, as one does. abcnews.go.com/Health/Swiβ¦
Today I learned about a man in Texas who tried to shoot an armadillo only to have the bullet ricochet off the shell into the mans face huffpost.com/entry/texas-β¦
Larry McElroy, while trying to shoot an armadillo with a 9mm pistol, had his bullet ricochet off the animalβs shell, hit a fence, go through the back door of his mother-in-lawβs mobile home, pierce her recliner and finally hit her in the back. washingtonpost.com/news/mβ¦
The sleepiest animal in the world is the koala, who sleeps 22 hours a day. Next is the sloth (20 hours), armadillo and opossum (tied at 19 hours each), lemur (16 hours), then hamster and squirrel (tied at 14 hours each). themost10.com/sleepiest-aβ¦
The avocado evolved to appeal to extinct megafauna (e.g. the giant armadillo) in order to facilitate seed dispersal via ingestion and excretion. This is why the avocado has such a sizeable seed. io9.gizmodo.com/this-anciβ¦
The North American armadillo tends to jump straight in the air when surprised. Consequently, they often collide with the undercarriage or fenders of passing vehicles. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armβ¦
A Texan man who tried to shoot an armadillo has found himself in hospital after his bullet bounced off the animal and hit him in the face. independent.co.uk/news/woβ¦
Armadillos are an invasive species from Central and South America. They werenβt made popular as Texas souvenirs until the 1890s. They are also frequently carriers of leprosy. tshaonline.org/handbook/oβ¦
The giant armadillo of South America regularly grows to over 4 feet in length. One exceptionally large specimen tipped the scales at 180 lbs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giaβ¦
Alligator Snapping Turtles will eat almost any type of meat including including squirrels, armadillos and other turtles. One study in Louisiana showed 79.8% of the stomach contents of adult snapping turtles was composed of other turtles. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allβ¦
Armadillos were hunted for their meat during the Great Depression. Those who blamed President Hoover for the crisis referred to them as "Hoover Hogs." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninβ¦
Armadillos are the only other animals besides humans to host the leprosy bacillus. And can also spread it to us from contact and consumption. smithsonianmag.com/smart-β¦
Armadillos are the only other animal beside humans that can act as carriers for the leprosy bacterium. Multiple cases of leprosy in the US have been traced back to the animals. sciencemag.org/news/2011/β¦
Nine-banded armadillos consistently give birth to identical quadruplets. Only one egg is ovulated and then the embryo splits four ways. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninβ¦
An armadillo's armour is so strong that when a man in Georgia tried to kill one with a 9mm pistol, the bullet ricocheted, hit a fence, when into a mobile home, blew through a recliner and shot his mother-in-law in the back bbc.com/news/world-us-canβ¦
Armadillos are often used in the study of leprosy, since they are among the few known species that can contract the disease and that humans can get leprosy from handling or eating them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armβ¦
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