Armadillos have an armor of plates on their back, head, legs and tail. This shell serves as protection, but only the 3-banded armadillo can actually curl up into it. The common 9-banded one (found in the United States) cannot. They live in warm climates because they have an extremely slow metabolism. In fact, unexpected cold weather can wipe out entire populations.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Protecting the Armadillos
Armadillos have an armor of plates on their back, head, legs and tail. This shell serves as protection, but only the 3-banded armadillo can actually curl up into it. The common 9-banded one (found in the United States) cannot. They live in warm climates because they have an extremely slow metabolism. In fact, unexpected cold weather can wipe out entire populations.
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