Animal Facts: Adorable Armadillo
Armadillos are strange little creatures! They look like a creature that someone made up, not a real life animal!
Oh, armadillos! Here are some interesting armadillo facts:
-There are a few species of armadillo that are similar to roly polies! The Brazilian three banded armadillo and the southern three banded armadillo can both roll into balls. But even some of the armadillo's that can't roll into balls have unique skills. The screaming hairy armadillo is a spiky furred little animal that screams when feeling threatened.
-Armadillo's love to feast upon delicious meals of insects. To help aid in their successful capture of insect prey, the armadillo has a long sticky tongue.
-Before the modern day armadillo that we are accustomed to seeing meandering across dusty roads in the Southwest, there lived a giant prehistoric armadillo called the glytodon. The glytodon was quite large, the size of a small car! Early humans were lucky enough to share the world with the gigantic creature, but many scientists think that instead of appreciating the animal, humans were the driving force in their extinction. But humans were interested in the creature for a very unique reason. Evidence suggests early humans likely used their shells as habitats or homes.
Oh, armadillos! Here are some interesting armadillo facts:
-There are a few species of armadillo that are similar to roly polies! The Brazilian three banded armadillo and the southern three banded armadillo can both roll into balls. But even some of the armadillo's that can't roll into balls have unique skills. The screaming hairy armadillo is a spiky furred little animal that screams when feeling threatened.
-Armadillo's love to feast upon delicious meals of insects. To help aid in their successful capture of insect prey, the armadillo has a long sticky tongue.
-Before the modern day armadillo that we are accustomed to seeing meandering across dusty roads in the Southwest, there lived a giant prehistoric armadillo called the glytodon. The glytodon was quite large, the size of a small car! Early humans were lucky enough to share the world with the gigantic creature, but many scientists think that instead of appreciating the animal, humans were the driving force in their extinction. But humans were interested in the creature for a very unique reason. Evidence suggests early humans likely used their shells as habitats or homes.