The Nine-Banded Armadillo: A Natural History Volume 11

by W.J. Loughry and Colleen M. McDonough

The word armadillo is Spanish for "little armored one." This midsize mammal that looks like a walking tank is a source of fascination for many people but a mystery to almost all. Dating back at least eleven million years, the nocturnal, burrowing insectivore was for centuries mistaken for a cross between a hedgehog and a turtle, but it actually belongs to the mammalian superorder Xenarthra that includes sloths and anteaters. Biologists W...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080614310X
• ISBN13: 9780806143101
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"