Cute Armadillo

[gritsar]

Quote:
Took me a sec to catch on to what the misreading

could have been but I
finally figured it out.

We should all be ashamed of ourselves!

Yes, you should.

 

[chickensioux]

austin.ray22 :

I have always heard that Armadillos carry leprosy

I just found this little tidbit of information out recently. I love them but I wouldn't touch one either.​

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

As I recall, about 1 in 6 armadillos found in the coastal areas of LA and TX carry Hansen's disease (leprosy). You can contract the disease from contact with them, but it is relatively rare. Interestingly, armadillos are model organisms for studying Hansen's disease. Female armadillos always give birth to identical quadruplets, which is quite useful when studying the disease. Plus, there are fewer things cuter than a baby armadillo.

 

[susannemw]

I misread it too, and was wondering what sort of forum I had stumbled into.