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There Is an Animal That Is the Most Effective When Protecting Itself: The Three-banded Armadillo, Endemic to Eastern Brazil, Where It Is Known as 'tatu-bola'.
There is an animal that is the most effective when protecting itself: The three-banded armadillo, endemic to eastern Brazil, where it is known as 'tatu-bola'.
This amazing creature is one species of armadillo and is so good and it likely knows it has incredible protection because during the day, sometimes it will be found relatively out in the open, laying under a tree and your quick glance may mistake it for a fallen fruit because when this well-armoured insect-eater rolls up into a ball, it is often no larger than a grapefruit.
Its incredible design is envied by many human warriors because it is so perfectly well-put together – It has 3 sections/bands of incomplete armour, comprised of elastic skin and bony plates:
- Cup-shaped armour shields its shoulders and haunches.
- A band of armour encircles its middle.
- On the top of its head and on its tail is a perfectly designed triangle.
When this brilliant design rolls up, those three bands connect and protect it so well because the middle acts like a 'hinge' and those triangles meet up to form a rough rectangle. This armoured ball looks like it can never open again, but it does and after a few minutes, a crack appears and an inquiring eye peeps out. The armadillo sees the threat has left and then unrolls and trots off on four little feet in a rickety way because it runs on the tips of its feet.
In the last ten years, their wild population has dropped by an alarming 30%.
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