I dunno if Texas armadillos can stand on two legs and smile, but this little Brazilian one can!
Posted on 10/05/2021 3:21:36 AM PDT by blueplum
The other day, Nelson Cardoso was heading home from work on his motorcycle along an arid stretch of highway in Brazil when something caught his eye.
It was a little armadillo on the side of the road....
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I dunno if Texas armadillos can stand on two legs and smile, but this little Brazilian one can!
Wow . A pleasant story to wake up to. Thank you.
Those armored rats carry some incredibly nasty diseases including leprosy.
Interesting video. The animal is like some sort of prehistoric pet. Surprisingly docile.
It is believed those are the 9 banded armadillos. I think this is a 6 banded “yellow” armadillo...but I still wouldnt lick it.
Armadillo licking...
I am petrified by what would come up were I to google that term.
In Oklahoma, we call Armadillo’s, “Possum On The Half Shell”.
A local delicacy...
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I have read nearly half of armadillos have leprosy bacteria.
You won’t know you got it for over 15 years…
Armadillos have been known to carry the microbe which causes hanson’s Disease...you know...Leprosy.
I feel safer riding my Harley than picking up an Armadillo. LOL!
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That sure is an interesting bike!
I’ve ridden ARMED, but never ARMADILLOED.
Hottest least rain locale ive beer in was northeastern Brasil
In the interior
Western Bahia
Southern Piaui
And so on...
110 routinely and only scant rain around Christmas
Still humid a bit...60-70%
Not like the Mojave
Even though they carry Hansens
It’s never been verified
Considered possible myth
Really? A myth you say? ;-P
Scroll down to Zoonotic Leprosy on this page: https://www.internationaltextbookofleprosy.org/chapter/armadillos
You have a multifaceted ‘bookshelf’ as it were.
so, before interacting with an armadillo, ask the little fella if he’s a 9-banded southern long-nose? (grin)
” the armadillo of greatest importance in leprosy research is Dasypus novemcinctus (i.e., the long-nosed southern or nine-banded armadillo), although Dasypus septemcinctus (seven-banded armadillo) and Euphractus sexcinctus (six-banded armadillo) may also be partially susceptible to M. leprae [6].”
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