Is it Pippi shrimp? Or sushi? No, in fact, I am a roe deer, and on the two or three things of the armadillo armadillo (scientific name: Chlamyphorus truncatus), although small, but the armadillo is a master of digging holes, the armadillo is a master of digging holes, the armadillo belongs to the nocturnal animal, the armadillo was listed in the endangered species list very early, the armadillo is a large category of very old animals, in fact, the armadillo is more close to the anteater and the sloth closer to the earliest human record of the armadillo should be in China's "Shan Hai Jing · Dongshan Erjing" But as soon as the European colonists came, they passed on all kinds of deadly bacterial viruses. epilogue:

If you have a chance to come to Argentina and walk on the starry savannah, you may see a small pink animal running by your feet. It's not your eyes, it's not pippi shrimp landing or sushi becoming sperm, this is a small animal unique to the Americas: the armadillo.

It belongs to the mammalian order, the subclass Euptoptera, the order Oleander, the family Armadillo, the subfamily Ofadillos, and the genus of armadillos. Because the carapace is pink, it is also called pink armadillo or fairy armadillo.

Its main food is ants and ant eggs, so it generally lives near the nest, in addition to eating ants, it also eats some snails, insects or grass roots, and if there is an animal carcass, it does not mind tasting it.

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As the name suggests, the armadillo is the smallest of the armadillo family, weighing less than 100 mm in length and weighing less than 100 grams.

It has a pair of very good digging tools: large claws about one-third the length of the body.

Come on

In just a few seconds, the armadillo can disappear from the ground and sink into the ground. It also has a layer of armor on its butt that can be used to effectively prevent enemies from sneaking up on it from behind.

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The armor of the armadillo is relatively thin, and the material is similar to that of a human fingernail. The pink color of its body is actually the color of the blood in the blood vessels under this layer of armor.

This one is more like tuna sushi

During the day, it is mainly rested in the cave, and it will not come out during the day unless there is water in the cave. So it's harder for people to see its dignity.

Armadillos are generally solitary, and the breeding period will be short-term polygamous, and the female armadillos will only give birth to one litter per litter. Their lifespan is generally five years.

However, it has not been possible to determine the endangerment level due to insufficient data. Due to the very developed animal husbandry in Argentina, the trampling of cattle and sheep has hardened the soil of the grassland, and the mochi armadillo has become very difficult to dig a hole.

This, coupled with the illegal pet trade, has led to a further reduction in the number of armadillos.

In fact, the armadillo is a very shy animal, not suitable for pet breeding, even if it is barely brought into the owner's home, it will soon die due to stress and unsuitability.

The earliest fossil found now is a 25 million-year-old griffin, a herbivorous giant that is four meters long, two and a half meters tall, covered with 3 centimeters thick bone plates, and has a large tail with thorns like a wolf's tooth stick.

As a result, in the Pleistocene, 10,000 years ago, this giant beast became extinct due to human hunting.

, all belong to the original order poor teeth, which means that the teeth of the animals of this purpose are relatively weak, and the anteaters do not even have teeth. Later, armadillos were singled out and classified as beetles, while anteaters and sloths were assigned to the order Phi.

Large anteaters with long hair

Although both armadillos and pangolins have armor, they are far apart, not even a purpose, and do not live on a continent. It is also easier to distinguish from the appearance, the armor of the pangolin is scale armor and the armor of the armadillo is plate armor.

Above is the pangolin and below is the armadillo

Three hundred and eighty miles to the south, the mountain of Yu'e, on which there are many zi nan, and below it there are many thorns. The surplus water comes out and flows east into the yellow water. There are beasts, whose shape is like a bird's beak, whose tail is snake-tailed, who sleeps when he sees a man, whose song is self-proclaimed, and whose song is defeated by the locust.

The translation is: three hundred and eighty miles further south, there is a Yu'e Mountain, with dense catalpa and nanmu trees on the mountain, and dense vitex and wolfberry trees under the mountain. The residual water originates from this mountain and flows eastward into the Yellow Water. There is a kind of beast in the mountains, shaped like a general rabbit but the mouth of a bird, the eyes of a harrier eagle and the tail of a snake, lying down and pretending to be dead as soon as it sees a man, the name is an armadillo, and the cry it makes is the pronunciation of its own name, and as soon as it appears, there will be a locust that will appear and harm the crops.

The description in the book is still more in line with the appearance and habits of armadillos.

Native Americans generally kick armadillos as balls, which are dangerous but not so life-threatening.

Smallpox killed a large number of indigenous people, and leprosy was contagious even to armadillos. Armadillos are also the only animals that can carry and contract leprosy, and the carrier rate of wild armadillos is now about 20%.

Bacillus leprosy

There are 9 genera and 21 species in the family Armadillo family, one of which is extinct, and their close relatives, the griffins, have such perfect armor and such a huge body, or they were killed by ancient humans who only had spears and stone axes in their hands.

So, be kind to the remaining 20 small animals of the eight genera, and don't let them become fossils or legends.

Thank you for watching.