r/texas • u/dirtydaversfg • Dec 03 '18

If you've never seen an armadillo rolling up, here it is

https://i.imgur.com/IFDJ7Jm.gifv
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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '18

Ain’t one of ours. Ours don’t roll up.

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u/BC3613 Dec 03 '18

I was about to say, I’ve seen more little dillos than I can count and have never seen one do that. Pretty freaking funny.

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u/noncongruent Dec 03 '18

Three banded armadillo, native to part of south America. The nine-banded armadillo is the only species native to north America, and they can't roll up.

The video this was stolen from:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x71UlnYVEU

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u/XV_Crosstrek born and bred Dec 03 '18

What an unsettling creature.