Zoomobile
The Audubon Zoomobile was in town last week. One of the more interesting animals was this:
It’s an armadillo, which are very common in this part of the country. They are known for their hole digging skills, so most people don’t welcome this creature into their yard. We had seen one the other night roam through the yard but just let him be. It was interesting to see just how slow he moved. Of course with all that ‘armor’ I guess you wouldn’t expect him to move very fast!
At the Zoomobile, They had to move his pen at the event since he had already dug quite an impressive hole in a short amount of time. It was amazing to watch him dig. He burrowed his head down and looked to use his shoulders in a propeller motion to dig a hole. I think more kids were interested in petting the cute bunny that was there as most seemed to watch the armadillo from a distance away. My little one did get close to the cage but still didn’t want to pet him. I didn’t push the issue even though it is probably to safe to assume the armadillo isn’t carrying any diseases. That’s the neurotic mom in me because the first thought I had when I saw the armadillo was “stand back! They can carry leprosy.”
It was a fun day at the Zoomobile. Too bad they were just in town for the afternoon. It makes me really wish our local zoo had a petting zoo as there are so many kids who would truly enjoy it. Maybe one day soon.
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