Wait…what? Vegetarian, do you eat ‘dillo?

Armadillos never used to carry leprosy, they got that from human experimentation. They have the right metabolism to breed the disease very quickly and thus were used for laboratory experimentation with the disease.

Things went along fine until one day… you guessed it… some infected armadillos escaped from the laboratory and scurried off into the wild infecting the rest of the wild armadillos with leprosy.

So now, these critters carry leprosy. Sure it’s rare, and there are no documented cases of armadillo to human transmission. This is not very comforting, because they now represent a reservoir… and, you can also say that there are no documented cases of any animal transmitting Ebola to a human – but we know that there is an animal reservoir for that disease too.

Anyway, it’s not the armadillos fault, but just the same, I prefer to see them at a distance or thoroughly cooked.

Hey Arvay, I have one of those armadillo purses too. Not as qte as this snorgleable liddle darlin, but qte nonetheless. I only carry it on extra-spayshul occasions and always get lots of “OMG, where can I get one of those?” comments, which irritates my father-in-law no end, ’cause he thinks it’s really weird and gives me grief about it. Right now I’m blingin’ mine up by sewing on Delica beads and Swarovski crystals for my next spayshul occasion (Knopfler concert).

Wow. Just wow. I could look at this pic for hours. (Ok, maybe not “hours”, but it’s so easy on the eyes!) This is such a great post… much better than the kid or the booby one. Although Flocke is an exceptional cutie.

Ok, that settles it.

I gotta gets mea armidillo.

How precious is that!

Hes even cuter than PASSIKKI!!!!

LOL!

;D

TARKUS

Mary (the first), I am with you all the way. I never thought a calico could be ugly, but that was one ugly calico. This armadillo, on the other hand, is darling.

Bonus points in my book for the TEXTURE EARS!! *swoon*

More animals, fewer homo sapiens. Animals need more respect and snorgling. Humans get plenty. Let this be a refuge from the incessant “Hey look at my kid, he’s so darling, he looks like ME, ergo I am so cute, look at me toooooo!” Be a stage mother somewhere else.

That said, ‘dillos rock. I have yet to see a live one while visiting in Texas, but I am always hopeful. I have to settle for ‘possums, which is another delightfully weird mammal.

ok y’all are going to think I’m nuts but I think this is cuter than that Persian kitten. Seriously.