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Essay Archive - Armadillos
Armadillos
The Armadillo is a very different creature. It has tremendous claws,
but no fighting instinct. They have teeth, but not in front, except for
the milk teeth some have during infancy. They have long tongues because
they catch insects. A strange thing which these animals have is a coat
armor, unique among other animals. They have bony plate armor on the
outside of their bodies'. Each species has a different pattern for every
little plate they carry. They all are great burrowers. They sink a hole
with them in it as one approaches. It takes a good man to haul even a
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