I think it's cute. It's like a newborn puppy -- closed eyes, no teeth -- but with a protective shell. I bet that shell's a little soft in the beginning. Aren't they endangered?
Wow, cute and ugly at the same time. That's quite an accomplishment.
February 22, 2009
Anonymous said...
Adult armadillos = teh cute. Babies... yeah, pretty ugly. But in that 'helpless baby bird' kind of way.
February 23, 2009
Anonymous said...
What happened to the other three babies? Armadillos always give birth to four identical quads, dividing from one original fertilized egg. Just askin'...
March 02, 2009
Angie was viewing this photo with her seven-year-old son, who asked what it was. Angie explained that it was a baby armadillo. Her son said it looks more like a worm with a huge mouth.
That pretty much sums it up. Maybe a clawed worm, or even an amphisbaenian.
This particular baby armadillo was abandoned by its mother Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo. Naughty mother. Thankfully, there was staff on hand to assume the parenting role. I wonder how that works in regards to imprinting, or if armadillos even imprint. Uh oh, I see the genesis of a great childrens story...
Photo credit Baz Ratner/Reuters [Image]
posted by Raging Wombat at 8:00 AM on Feb 21, 2009
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Close this window Jump to comment formI think it's cute. It's like a newborn puppy -- closed eyes, no teeth -- but with a protective shell. I bet that shell's a little soft in the beginning. Aren't they endangered?
February 21, 2009
aaawwwwwwww
February 21, 2009
Don't armadillos sometimes acts as vectors for leprosy?--Okay, I looked it up. Rarely. But they do sometimes have it.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1306/is-it-true-that-armadillos-carry-leprosy
February 21, 2009
...it looks like a naked mole rat with a shell. And yet, I'd still cuddle it.
February 21, 2009
Wow, cute and ugly at the same time. That's quite an accomplishment.
February 22, 2009
Adult armadillos = teh cute. Babies... yeah, pretty ugly. But in that 'helpless baby bird' kind of way.
February 23, 2009
What happened to the other three babies? Armadillos always give birth to four identical quads, dividing from one original fertilized egg.
Just askin'...
March 02, 2009