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14 November 2004 Peg Price

Nine-Banded Armadillo

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in Rio Hondo, Texas

When I spotted this armadillo on the side of the road, he was feasting on ants that he had just dug up.
The armadillo is the only animal, aside from humans, known to carry leprosy. For this reason it is illegal to sell a live armadillo in the State of Texas. That's not a big issue for Texans for they selected it as their offical state mammal.


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