[poultrygeist]

They are impressive animals. Makes you wonder what sort of predators they had to face in the past.

Rob

[Aunt Sally]

Jaguars, pumas, and coyotes at present Rob  :shock:

[Aunt Sally]

DID YOU KNOW?

• The nine-banded armadillo is the only armadillo species that can swim. It does this by inflating its stomach and intestines with air to keep it buoyant. It can also cross a small river or stream by walking on the bottom while holding its breath.
• Using its long, sticky tongue, the armadillo can eat more than 40,000 ants at one feeding.
• Armadillos sometimes fall asleep on their backs, away from the safety of their burrows. When they do, they expose their vulnerable underside to attack from predators.
• The name armadillo comes from the Spanish word armado, which means "one that is armed."
• When digging for prey, the armadillo avoids getting dust up its nose by holding its breath for up to 6 minutes.

[poultrygeist]

Wow !!

Why are they not celebrated more ?  I bet they taste good too  :shock:

Rob

[Aunt Sally]

ARMADILLO RECIPES  :shock:

[poultrygeist]

Bet they taste like chicken.

Although you'd expend more energy getting into them than you'd gain from eating them.  :?

[Yabba]

Nah, just flip them upside down and show them a Billy Connelly video until they split their sides ... and bob's yer uncle ... unless fanny's yer aunt ... in which case I have bad news for you ... she lied about yer dad :|

... but they do taste like chicken

¥

[SalJ1980]

Right....I had such a difficult job choosing my entry to the comp, I have so many favourite pics of my kitty, so here's a few more (and believe me...I spent long enough just trying to choose these 'few' - there are far more I could post as well!)

Aaah, snoozy kitten!:



Eh? What's that over there?:



Mmm...Mum's lap again!:



And again...:



And again!:



Give...Me....The....Ribbon!:



Oh, you guys!:



Hiyaaaa!:



Stay away from my bag, or I'll...:



..Come and get ya - oops!:



I love my dad too!:



I hope the pics don't come out huge - I chose the 640x480 size which I think was the suggested size...

[SalJ1980]

Oh poo...they're huge...Sorry!  :oops:  

[poultrygeist]

Had to include this. Apologies to DD, there are chickens involved.

Evie has found a new place to reflect on the nature of predator versus prey....she finds she can get a better perspective on things.



...and if you try and move me I'll take your scalp off.  :twisted:



Rob

[jannie]

 This is jazz or the dutchess as we like to call her she very much a look but dont touch kind of girl

[Bombers]

Now... There's cute, and then there's these.............
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7506677.stm

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!

[John]

Sal - I'm afraid those pictures are too big and I'll have to come round and confiscate your cat. I'm sure he'll be happy in Cheshire

What a lovely mog.

[jannie]

      The cats love to play and then i come and scare them  :!:  

[jannie]

 bruce again