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Armadillo Rodeo by Jan Brett, 2004-06-03

Armadillo Tattletale by Helen Ketteman, 2000-09-01

The Armadillo from Amarillo by Lynne Cherry, 1999-03-31

Trick or Treat, Old Armadillo by Larry Dane Brimner, 2010-09

Where Armadillos Go to Die (Jeremiah Spur Mysteries) by James Hime, 2009-11-24

Altruistic Armadillos, Zenlike Zebras: A Menagerie of 100 Favorite Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, 2006-10-31

Milo Armadillo by Jan Fearnley, 2009-12-22

Armadillos & Old Lace by Kinky Friedman, 1995-08-01

Let's Look at Armadillos (Lightning Bolt Books: Animal Close-Ups) by Judith Jango-Cohen, 2010-08

Armadillos (Desert Animals) by Emily Rose Townsend, 2006-09-01

Amy Armadillo (Animal Pride) by Dave Sargent, Pat Sargent, 1993-08

Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos (Animals in Order) by Ann O. Squire, 1999-09

The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic: A "Walk" in Austin (Crown Journeys) by Kinky Friedman, 2004-10-05

Armadillo's Orange by Jim Arnosky, 2003-06-02

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History, schedule, news and song clips.Category Arts Music Bands and Artists A
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Welcome To The San Antonio Zoo!
to the hinged bands on the back that enable armadillos to curl up and protect their soft underparts from predators.
http://www.sazoo-aq.org/02meet/02sublinks/armadill.html

Extractions: The word "armadillo" is of Spanish origin and refers to the armor-like covering of these animals. The skin is remarkably modified to provide a double-layered covering of horn and bone over most of the upper surface and sides of the animals, and some protection to the underparts and limbs. Young look like miniature adults when they're born, and within a few days their leathery skin hardens into armor. Underparts are covered with soft-haired skin. Hair sometimes projects from under the side plates. The three-banded armadillo's name refers to the hinged bands on the back that enable armadillos to curl up and protect their soft underparts from predators. The three-banded armadillo has the system perfected so that it can make a perfect ball with the armored head and tail exactly filling the chinks left when the body is curled. When threatened, it leaves a small opening between the edges of the shell and, when touched on the chest or abdomen, snaps the edges together like a steel trap. Our native nine-banded armadillo cannot roll that tightly into a ball. The armor on the three-banded armadillo is also considerably thicker which reflects its dry forest and savanna habitat in central South America.
Armadillos - Photos And Information
Armadillo information, photos, facts, and pictures.Category Kids and Teens School Time Animals Mammals armadillos Thanks for stopping by the best Armadillo site on the net armadillos,armadillo, armadillo photos, armadillo pictures, information
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Nine-banded Armadillo
Texas Parks Wildlife teaches about the habits and diet of the state's mascot. Includes photos and news on where to find them. protects it from attacks by predators. Unfortunately, armadillos often fall victim to automobiles and are frequently
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/mammals/dillo.htm

Extractions: Dasypus novemcinctus Body Length: 15-17 in. Tail: 14-16 in. Weight: 8-17 lbs. The Nine-banded Armadillo is a cat-sized, armored, insect-eating mammal. Similar in form to an anteater, the bony, scaled shell of the armadillo protects it from attacks by predators. Unfortunately, armadillos often fall victim to automobiles and are frequently found dead on roadsides. A prolific digger, armadillos dig many burrows, as well as dig for food. Distribution is often determined by soil conditions, since the animal will not survive in areas where the soil is too hard to dig. Many other wildlife species use and benefit from these abandoned burrows. Although occasionally considered a nuisance by home owners, the armadillo's habit of digging up lawns is driven by its appetite for grubs, which can also harm lawns. Eats insects and other invertebrates. Skilled at digging for grubs. Occasionally eats berries and bird eggs. Although breeding occurs in July, the embryo remains in a dormant state until November. Four young are born in a burrow in March. All four young, always of the same sex, are identical quadruplets and developed from the same egg. They even share a single placenta while in the womb. Armadillos are the only mammals in which multiple young form from a single egg with any regularity.
Armadillo Network - DilloScape
View pictures, FAQ and links to Web sites about armadillos. Download startup screen, calendar and bumper sticker. Almost everything you've ever wanted to know about armadillos.
http://www.dilloscape.com/
Andrea Kitay's Backyard Critters Wildlife Q&A - Armadillo
What to do about dillos in the garden or yard.
http://www.livingwithwildlife.com/backyard_critters_armadillo.html
ThinkQuest Library Of Entries
Contains information about the armadillo such as body structure, movement, and body size.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11922/mammals/armadillo.htm

Extractions: The web site you have requested, The Virtual Zoo , is one of over 4000 student created entries in our Library. Before using our Library, please be sure that you have read and agreed to our To learn more about ThinkQuest. You can browse other ThinkQuest Library Entries To proceed to The Virtual Zoo click here Back to the Previous Page The Site you have Requested ... click here to view this site Click image for the Site Languages : Site Desciption Take a trip through the Virtual Zoo. Here you will find animals from all over the world. Informative articles and beautiful photographs almost bring them to life. Study the natural habitats of the earth and how they shelter and feed the animals. You can even visit the Concession Stand for a delicious virtual snack!
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Das Gesch¤ft in Altm¼nster bietet Mountainbikes mit Fachwerkstatt. Neben aktuellen Angeboten kann auch ein Newsletter angefordert werden.
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About Armadillos
Includes information about armadillos such as anatomy, physiology, and nutrition.Category Kids and Teens School Time Animals Mammals armadillosAbout armadillos. Some species are almost extinct. armadillos are often classifiedtogether with the sloths and the anteaters as Edentata (teethless).
http://www.ivsa.org/public/armadillos.htm

Extractions: Imagine riding through the South-American pampa . Suddenly, you see a cow-pat moving. Or was it a stone? Try to get closer to it, it may be one of the most interesting inhabitants of this area: an armadillo. Never heard of it? So, it's time to get to know it, before it's too late. Some species are almost extinct. Armadillos are often classified together with the sloths and the anteaters as Edentata (teethless). This classification is quite confusing, as giant armadillos have up to 100 teeth. Actually, it only means that they don't have incisors or canines. It would be better to count them as Xenarthra , since their thoracic and lumbar vertebrae have additional joint processes. Armadillos are found in South America, except one species, the nine-banded armadillo ( Dasypus novemcinctus ), that has found its way up to Texas. They live in the open fields and near the forests; the giant and the nine-banded armadillo prefer hiding in the jungle. The majority of the 30 species are active at night and hide during daylight. Their burrow consists of one or more tunnels of several meters each that end in a wide chamber stuffed with dry grass to make it more comfortable. It's amazing how quickly they can burrow with their sharp claws. The shape of the burrow's entrance is round or oval, depending on the species, and is very narrow. It is almost impossible to pull an armadillo out as they use their bands and claws like barbs in the hard ground of the tunnel. There are two ways to get it out: once you are able to catch its tail, you can grasp its hind legs. Or you insert a finger into its rectum, which makes it relax all its muscles.
Armadillos
Basic information.
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/6602/armadillos.html
SOW BUGS ARE NOT LITTLE ARMADILLOS
Photographs and information about sow bugs. Isopod pictures and photographs looked at in a humorous way.
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3.8 Armadillos
game animals among the edentates, however, are the armadillos (Fam. Dasypodidae), representing a total of 20 species,
http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0750E/t0750e0g.htm

Extractions: 3.8.1 Dasypus novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo) The endemic neotropical order of Xenartha or Edentata contains four families of medium-sized or large mammals (622). The anteaters (Fam. Myrmecophagidae), and to a lesser extent the sloths (Fam. Bradybodidae, Megalonychidae) are eaten by some indigenous groups (Table 4). The main game animals among the edentates, however, are the armadillos (Fam. Dasypodidae), representing a total of 20 species, all in Latin America, except Dasypus novemcinctus which is found as far north as the southern United States. Armadillos belonging to the genera Eupharctus Chaetophractus Zaedyus Priodontes Cabassous and Tylopeutes are hunted for food, some more, some less, and are used in craftwork. The long-nosed species of the genus Dasypus, six in number, are the most in demand. Dasypus kappleri, known in Brazil as the "15 kg armadillo", inhabits the high primary forests of Amazonia, the Guianas and southern Venezuela, is the longest of all armadillos at a total adult length of 83-106 cm, and weighs 8.5-10.5 kg (624). We infer from the hunting statistics (32, 479) that it is fairly rare. Dasypus hybridus
Great American Country Smokin' Armadillos Page
Biography.
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Extractions: SMOKIN' ARMADILLOS I t must have been a really bad fight. The kind that makes a big sister stop the car and tell her little brother he can walk the last three miles home from school. But looking back, it was actually a pretty good fight. Because that day when Josh Graham was loping alongside Highway 155 outside of Bakersfield, he got an idea. Josh Graham RHYTHM GUITAR He's a cowboy. A real one. Honest, polite and friendly. Josh was reared on a cattle ranch 30 miles outside of Bakersfield. His dream in life was to be a pro rodeo cowboy. He steer wrestled, calf and team roped growing up and in college until the band caught on. "The band was a dream. I didn't grow up in a musical family, I learned to play guitar when I started the band. I just liked the entertaining part of it." Josh is the talker. Awed by George Strait and Alan Jackson , Josh is the country soul of the band. T hat idea turned out to be the first step toward a dream. A dream now known as Smokin' Armadillos. A band born by the side of the road, that never asked for directions, that just found its way. T he Smokin' Armadillos broke Nashville's rules because they simply didn't know them. They never played clubs, they didn't cut demos. They put on concerts, and released their own independent CD. Word of their raw talent and energy spread like wildfire through central California and soon crowds as big as 5,000 fans were infected with the "Armadillo Attitude." Those independent CD's flew out the door, over 100,000 of them. You could hear the party roaring as far as away as Music City. And record execs were listening and observing, especially MCG/CURB.
ARMADILLOS
armadillos. by Suzanne J. Wilson
http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/conmag/1997/03/3.html

Extractions: ARMADILLOS by Suzanne J. Wilson What I see has to be science fiction straight out of an artist's imagination. "I'll draw a creature born with armor," says the artist. "That's cool. Long snout, small mouth, bumpy tongue covered with sticky saliva. Tapering tail with ever decreasing armor rings. More detail - hair sticking out between the chinks in the carapace and below it. What else? Aha! Long, sharp claws!" The artist draws it springing into the air, claws spread. But the creature I'm approaching is real, a living work of nature's art, and it's no threat to me, though it might jump three or four feet straight up if startled. The size of an extra-large house cat, it's oblivious to my presence. All it wants to do with those claws is dig for the insects its sensitive, snuffling nose detects underground. This timid mammal in search of food at the Drury-Mincy Conservation Area in Taney County is Dasypus novemcinctus, the nine-banded armadillo, a k a the common long-nosed armadillo. Novemcinctus refers to the nine narrow plates that allow flexibility in its midsection. Since 1980, the nine-banded armadillo has made itself at home in Missouri, moving northward to and even across the Missouri River, according to a 1994 report by Kimberley Lippert Mackey and Paul T. Schell, then graduate students at Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield. Survey respondents in areas around Cassville, Roaring River State Park and West Plains reported the most sightings. (Conservationist readers participated in the survey.)
Armadillos
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Extractions: Armadillos There are 20 species of armadillo, grouped in nine genera and distributed through America from Argentina to the south-eastern corner of the United States. The best-known is the nine-banded armadillo that ranges northwards from South America into Kansas and Missouri in the United States. It has been studied in detail because it is of economic importance, eating eggs, undermining buildings, and starting erosion on the one hand, but on the other it kills undesirable insects and snakes. The largest is the giant armadillo of the forests of eastern South America which has a 3 ft body and can weigh as much as 130 pounds. It is unusual in having up to a hundred small teeth, more than twice the normal complement for a mammal. The naked-tailed armadillos of central and southern America have five large claws on the front feet. The middle claw is especially large and sickle-shaped. The three-banded armadillo or apara, of Bolivia, Matto Grosso, Argentina and Brazil is the only one able to roll up, and the seperation of the armor from the skin means there is room for the head, legs and tail when it does so. The fairy armadillo of the plains of western Argentina is a strange creature. It
Help - Armadillo Attack!
Help! I have armadillos digging up all my flower beds. From the Garden Forum.
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Austin's Armadillo Home Page
lawyers. The armadillo may well be the bestloved animal in Austin. armadillosin Austin. The Armadillo England with armadillos. Other armadillos.
http://www.austinlinks.com/dillo.html

Extractions: Home to the Armadillo Texas is covered with armadillos. And not just the roads, either. Because of this, we at Quadralay are dedicating this page to the importance of armadillos (specifically, the nine-banded variety). Armadillos don't see well. They don't hear well, either. But they do have long, sharp claws, and they have been known to eat lawyers. The armadillo may well be the best-loved animal in Austin. The Armadillo World Headquarters was once the hottest club in Austin , and it's still quite a legend around these parts. It consisted of a large auditorium and Biergarten, and the inside walls were decorated with large murals of local musical heroes/heroines festooned with armadillos, all by artist Jim Franklin. The cutting table in the kitchen featured casework made from the pine benches of the Vulcan Gas Company, another legendary Austin club. All sorts of people played there, ranging from Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker to folks like Frank Zappa , Kraftwerk, and Roxy Music . The Armadillo was located at the corner of South 1st Street and Barton Springs Road, but the land was bought out in the 1980's and is now home to a highrise bank building.
The Benevolent Order Of Armadillos
obligation. Join The Benevolent Order of armadillos! View the members list. Learnabout fascinating armadillos. Discuss armadillos. FREQUENTLY
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Extractions: Welcome, brethren, to the NEW home of The Benevolent Order of Armadillos . The B.O.A. is a benevolent fraternal order whose purpose is to promote the good will that is inspired by the armadillo. According to ancient legend, the symbol of the armadillo means to "roll with the punches", and that is what we as a society should do also. Roll with the punches and get along with everyone despite differences in culture or opinion. If you would like to join The Benevolent Order of Armadillos , you may do so at no cost or obligation. Discuss armadillos. :::: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS :::: Q. Why should I join the Order? A. You should join to promote benevolence and goodwill toward mankind and armadillos. Q. What do I get if I join? A. You get a warm fuzzy feeling, a pretty cool logo to put on your page, a listing on a Members page, and a membership card you can print out. You also get to debate which is better, the armadillo or the elk. Not enough? We offer Genuine Free Benevolent Order of Armadillos Merchandise.
Lost Armadillos In Heat
Welcome to Lost armadillos in Heat a purely Texan home page for a totally Texasfanzine. On this page we are giving you highlights from past issues.
http://members.aol.com/lostdillos/armadillo.html

Extractions: They lost the entire contents of this site, so bear with us as we piece it back together... We are putting it together slowly, so some links may work, others won't. Look around, my friends. Enjoy that site that has been visited by more than 10,000 people before the AOL dolts let it fall behind their cabinet of incompetence. Welcome to Lost Armadillos in Heat - a purely Texan home page for a totally Texas fanzine. On this page we are giving you highlights from past issues. Yes, friends, you have discovered the fanzine the Austin Chronicle called the funniest cheap zine in the universe, that Factsheet Five says gets funnier with every issue, and that Joe Bob Briggs sez may or may not have been written on drugs.
Lost Armadillos In Heat
Welcome to Lost armadillos in Heat a purely Texan home page for a totally Texasfanzine that believes George W. Bush may well be the dangerous dork of the
http://members.aol.com/lostdillos/armadillo_start97.html

Extractions: Welcome to Lost Armadillos in Heat - a purely Texan home page for a totally Texas fanzine that believes George W. Bush may well be the dangerous dork of the year. And his Daddy has a lie-berry in Aggieland. He's certainly a watered-down GOP version of Clinton complete with sex and drug scandals. And you voted for this idiot? Send a SASE to Unpresident sticker, 1113 W. 31st, Austin TX 78705 for your free UNPRESIDENT bumpersticker. It comes in 4 cool flavors!!! On this page we are giving you highlights from past issues. Yes, friends, you have discovered the fanzine the Austin Chronicle called the funniest cheap zine in the universe, that Factsheet Five says gets funnier with every issue, and that Joe Bob Briggs sez may or may not have been written on drugs (Bush stole them all).

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