Meant to share these last night, but got busy with something else and forgot....an Armadillo is a familiar sight for me (since l live in Texas), but l know it might be a first for others. I'm fortunate to live in the country and to be surrounded by wildlife, so it's important that l share my good fortune with others!? (Sorry some are a little blurry...the rascal kept moving!)
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Nice. I've only seen (and smelt) dead ones hitherto.
Gareth
Level 7
Apr 30, 2018
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Plenty of dead ones on the road for sure....?
He's adorable (or she)!
Are they aggressive?
scurry
Level 9
Apr 30, 2018
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I've never 'sexed' an Armadillo before, so no idea! They've very bashful/timid creatures and will run when they see you...
It's not recommended that you touch or handle them though, because they are known to carry the virus that causes Leprosy...?
@Free_2B_Me Whaaaaa?? 
But they look like lovely little critters that need some love.
(But I'll pass... don't want Leprosy!)
@Free_2B_Me Leprosy is barely contagious. I think you need prolonged contact over quite a period of time. And it's curable (at least until bits have dropped off).
@Gareth l don't know if any of that is true or not...but why take the chance? I felt it was important to provide the warning simply because another person thought they were 'cuddly' animals. Just because a tetanus shot exits, l wouldn't knowingly step on a rusty nail...?
Wr have those here...i see them heading back to a clump of woods on the side of my house.
BucketlistBob
Level 8
Apr 30, 2018
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I am also from Texas (Dallass) and am familiar with these creatures. Horse Apples is another thing we grew up with and my mother would make it a habit of running over them to hear them splat (she had a funny sense of humor).
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Apr 30, 2018
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