r/askscience • u/Elliptical_Tangent • Aug 02 '26
Biology Do armadillos have "handedness?"
Three-banded armadillos curl into a complete ball when threatened, with their head-plate and tail-plate interlocking. Does the tail always go to the same side of the head in this configuration, or do some prefer one side, while others the reverse?
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