Facts About the Armadillo

- The word “armadillo” is Spanish for the “little armored one”.

- The armadillo belongs to an order of mammals (along with anteaters and sloths) with small brains and few, or no teeth.

- Like the anteater, the armadillo has a long sticky tongue for consuming insects.

- The giant armadillo is a subspecies of armadillo that can grow up to 5 feet in length.

- There are 20 different subspecies of armadillos, all of which are protected by a hard coat of armor.

- To defend against a predator, some armadillos pull in their legs so that their armor is firmly pressed against the ground. Others can roll into a ball that cannot be pulled apart by predators.

- Armadillos are powerful diggers and swimmers.

- Armadillos feed on a variety of insects, including ants and termites, and vegetation. on.

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