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Show PAGE 10 PAC - CO ; 1 . i i ....-- .: T 1 THUI 25- - FOI bonr met ton. plet IF yea info gre ton. RE witl $1.8 "The little fellow in armor" has made himself right at home in the United States. AM PIL moi frui and Dru Y ' jm:-- : , . ATI XJftf'r f World, usually lives in Latin America, but one species has migrated deep into the Unit ed States. From its original habitat near the Rio Grande, the d armadillo has invaded states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Now it roams as far north as Oklahoma, the National Georgraphic Society says. MXS -- -- . II IwnrnuV 1 1 4- I 'd W' I JtMTMAH $'. i f - -- W III- -! FREE j, ' HOLIDAY STORE HOURS: Free Parking nine-bande- f ' 4- - I .!.Ai-- 4 9s pome in II f i,V y$t ill LA . The armadillo, which got its nickname from early Spanish settlers in the New moi WO $25. Fqoodthini Animals In Armor Invade T i. :30 - 9:00 Sot. :30 - 4:00 Sun. 12:00- - 5:00 Mon.-Fr- THE STRANGE looking creature, with a scaled head, rhinoceros armor, mule ears, claws like a badger, and a tail like a lizard, has long been familiar in Texas. Armadillos that invaded the state's Big Thicket area were served in Depression c. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY days as "Hoover hogs." Today, the mammal falls prey to few enemies except A DILLY of a face and figure make armadillos stand out. They've traveled a long way since automobiles speeding down Spanish conquerors of Mexico dubbed them "little fellows in armor." The animals now make roads. country their home in a number of states ranging from Florida to Oklahoma. The species now common in the United States measures about two feet long and enemies, such as coyotes or since the armor does not like ones hidden deep in their mouths. weighs 15 pounds. In South stray dogs. completely cover the body. America the smallest aniAn armadillo litter usually mals reach only six inches, consists of four identical Alarmed, an armadillo ALONG WITH their relabut the continent's giant may gallop clumsily but tivesthe sloths and young of the same sex. At armadillo can stretch five swiftly into thorny underarmadillos belong to first they are playful as brush or scuttle into a burfeet and weigh 130 pounds. an animal group called pups. But soon their little Armadillos rove in bands row. A cornered animal digs Edentates. The word comes suits of armor stiffen, and their personalities become during cool evening hours. so fast and furiously that it from the Greek and means as unloveable as those of They dig up the soil seeking literally sinks out of sight. "without teeth." Yet armachoice worms, snails, and Once underground, it clings dillos have teeth tiny, peg their elders. insects. Shoveling the earth tenaciously to the sides of a with powerful front legs, the burrow, withstanding tugs armadillo flicks out a long even by human pursuers. tongue to capture its dinner. When challenged in the armaTHE CREATURE has open, the dillo curls up into a protecpoor sight and hearing. Contive ball formed by telescopcentrating intently on hunting the joints of its bands. it often ing, ignores everyThe rocking chair is "good chair's got you," maybe thing else, even potential This defense is a last resort, you're better off than you medicine," reminds the Idathink. ho Medical Association. It is particularly good for aged people or invalids who EVERTON are too feeble to walk more than a few steps, or to take MATTRESS CO. normal exercise. Inactivity is a great danger to aging I 24 East 1st South persons. The rocking chair allows all but the most feeble to Brigham City engage in limited exercise in any weather. 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