Armadillos Lyrics

Armadillos are the only mammals

That have a shell, it covers their tails

Head, back and legs, they're made of bony plates

That overlap like armour keeping them safe

In mornings and evenings they'll

Hunt for vegetation

Invertebrates and sometimes carrion

They get food out of small gaps

With their long sticky tongue

Their name's spanish for little armoured one

Three banded armadillos

Are the only ones that roll

Up for protection while the rest dig a hole

To cover their bellies

They prefer loam or sandy

Loose soils as this makes burrowing easy

There are twenty varieties

All but one live in latin america

With a low metabolic rate

Their immune system's poor and they can't withstand cold temperatures

Armadillos are very good swimmers

Sometimes they'll walk across the bottom of rivers

They can hold their breath for six minutes roughly

Swallowing air for extra buoyancy

They're solitary

Their eyesight's poorly

They can jump up four feet

Their heads patterns are unique