Armadillo story

What are three facts about armadillos?

Armadillos are covered in bony plates that create their 'armour'. They are the only living mammal to wear such a shell. The plates cover their back, legs, head and tail, composed of small epidermal scales of horn-covered bone. The plates overlap each other for added protection.

How did armadillo get its name?

Etymology. The word armadillo means "little armored one" in Spanish. The Aztecs called them ytchtli [ajototti], Nahuatl for "turtle-rabbit": ytl [ajot] (turtle) and tchtli [totti] (rabbit).

What did the armadillo evolve from?

Together, armadillos (order Cingulata) and sloths and anteaters (order Pilosa) make up the superorder Xenarthra. These animals first evolved around fifty million years ago, in what is now South America.

Where did the armadillos live in just so stories?

In the very middle of those times was a Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog, and he lived on the banks of the turbid Amazon, eating shelly snails and things. And he had a friend, a Slow-Solid Tortoise, who lived on the banks of the turbid Amazon, eating green lettuces and things. And so that was all right, Best Beloved. Do you see?

What was the purpose of the first armadillo?

An ancient Maya legend says that the first armadillos were created to teach a lesson in humility to a couple of minor gods. According to the legend, Hachakyum, the Maya Sun God, sat the two unruly deities down on a bench before all the other gods.

What did the Hedgehog eat in the beginning of the armadillos?

This, O Best Beloved, is another story of the High and Far-Off Times. In the very middle of those times was a Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog, and he lived on the banks of the turbid Amazon, eating shelly snails and things. And he had a friend, a Slow-Solid Tortoise, who lived on the banks of the turbid Amazon, eating green lettuces and things.

Why was the Moose story called the Armadillo story?

It was a MOOSE story because some of the cars outside the library had dead Moose on top. It has since been a deer story and a raccoon story and a caribou story and an armadillo story. If it gets published, should it be a MOOSE or an ARMADILLO. Daniel in San Antonio sent me a Armadillo doll after he heard me tell the Armadillo version.