Armadillos have few wild predators, but coyotes, dogs, black bears, bobcats, cougars, foxes and raccoons are reported to catch and kill armadillos in places where these predators occur. Hawks, owls and feral pigs may prey on armadillo young.

No. Armadillos are mammals, not reptiles. They are warm-blooded, and they feed their young on mothers' milk. Their hard covering is not made of the same sort of scales as reptiles' outer covering is.

Recently, armadillos invaded northern Georgia. So, yes.

they are born alive hense there status as mammals dur

Only the giant armadillo of South America is considered as endangered. The pink fairy armadillo may also be endangered but its status is currently uncertain. Most other species are doing quite well and the range of the nine-banded armadillo continues to expand well into the United States.

Yes, Armadillos can actually be house broken.

in many contries that armadillos exist in, there are many dishes that can be served that contain armadillo(mostly their meat)
Yes they are but eating them has become less popular because they can carry a bacterium that causes leprosy.

Armadillos are mammals, and all mammals belong to the taxonomic domain of Eukarya, members of which are characterised by having cells with nuclei. Eukarya covers all organisms in the Kingdom Animalia, as well as the Kingdoms Plantae, Fungi and Protista.

Glyptodonts are the direct ancestor of armadillos. They had a shell similar to that of a turtle or tortoise, and had bony tail with which to attack its enemies.

I'm pretty sure they have four, since not many mammals have more than that. And yes, armadillos are mammals. Their babies are quite cute.

armadillos r us

Alligators are related to dinosaurs in general. They are not more closely related to any single type of dinosaur more than another.

No, even the largest rattlesnake would be unable to devour an adult armadillo.

They are known to be carriers of Mycobacterium Leprae (the bacteria which causes Leprosy). This can transmitted through their claws and on occasion, skin contact. They may also transmit Salmonella in their solid waste. That is not to say that every single armadillo carries these bacteria all the time, however many have been found which were carriers.

Like many wild animals they can also be infected with rabies. If you notice an armadillo acting particularly fearless and aggressive around humans and cats or dogs; and/or if it is particularly active during the day (they are mostly nocturnal creatures); suspect rabies infection.

they live in the forest floor as they have there favorite food on this floor

Armadillos have a number of predators but the greatest enemy of armadillos is the human. Man is responsible for destroying the armadillos' habitat, hunts and kills them for food or sport, drives motor vehicles that strike and kill the animals.

North America, notably, Texas has lots of armadillos.

they reach sexual maturity at age 1 and reproduce the rest of their lives

Aardvarks only pair during the breeding season; after a gestation period of 7 months, a single cub weighing around 2 kg is born, and is able to leave the burrow to accompany its mother after only two weeks, and is eating termites at 14 weeks and is weaned by 16 weeks. At six months of age it is able to dig its own burrows, but it will often remain with the mother until the next mating season, and is sexually capable by the season after that.

Armadillos like to share their dens with friends such as skunks, rats, mice, small rodents and other little animals, one armadillo came into my corgi' s doggie door and dragged it into it's den. I had to dig up it's entire den until i found my dog Stella. When I saw a fox in there I almost had a heart attack!

it is pink and purple with orange polka dots and it lives on the moon and it is an alien and only some come down which the other armadillos dye brown and black and it eats your toes just like a fuzzy squirrel frog.

Yes, I found a baby armadillo and have had it for 3 months - it is litter trained and loves baths and loves to play. it can see very well.

Armadillos feed primarily on small invertebrates such as insects, earthworms, grubs, snails, slugs, etc. along with some plant matter such as tubers and fruit. They usually spend almost their entire waking hours foraging for food.