The Armadillo in this picture was digging for dinner around the creek at Wolf Howl Animal Preserve.
The Nine-banded Armadillo, like the one in this picture, spends most of its active hours digging for food, building burrows, snuffling almost constantly. It can swim short distances, gulping air to inflate its intestines for increased buoyancy, and can cross small streams or ponds by walking underwater on the bottom. The armadillo is primarily nocturnal during hot weather and diurnal during cooler weather. It does not hibernate and cannot survive prolonged below-freezing weather. This small mammal produces several grunts, and other low-volume sounds that appear to derive from breathing or sniffing. It will sometimes stand nearly upright, supported mainly by its tail, to sniff the air for danger or food. In addition to insects, it also eats crayfish, amphibians, reptile and bird eggs, and carrion.
We have a darling Armadillo Figurine, so life like. We also have a wonderful Armadillo Mousepad.
Check out the Armadillo Gifts in our Animal Lover Gift Shop.
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