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Show '.. ' THE" BORN LOSER III! II - , - ill ' I ll l l n 3 ' i ' -- ByrART SANSOM . . . Ik. What Is an Armadillo? l M 'SUNDAY. DECEMBEmO:i967 Tell Me Why d armadillo mat largest room! i. How many rolls completely into a ball and sides has ' circle? Answers thus makes Itself safe from attack. But 'only this kind of 1, When two cows are side by armadillo does side. 2. Room for improveTwo. Inside and out- this. Its shell is much heavier ment. --t thai tfiajl of the others, and its side. arms are not developed for DID YOU KNOW digging. Its front legs are so much shorter than the hind that it walks on the tips of its long front claws. Th seven." eight and nine- banded armadillos have long, narrow bodies. The is the only one that is found in the United States. It has four to eight young, more than the I other armadillos. Armadillos range in size from the giant armadillo which is al Some comets, called neriodie most 36 inches long,' to the oometa, are members J of the dwarf armadillo which is only solar system. The comet which 6 inches long,', n returns most frequently is jukkc's comet, ft was first FUN TIME identified in 1786, and since The Riddle Box then has been seen every 3.S 1. When can you see cows years! ' with eight feet? 2. What is the Win the Britannlca World Atlas or Yearbook of Events. Send Jokes to: Riddles, Jour riddles, "Tell Me Why!" Give your Zip Code. Today's winner is: 1 TZIp Cwle. a case of duplicate BritannlcaToueittons. the author will de- Junior Encyclopaedia for school cide the winner. Today's win-and home. Send your questions, ner Is: name, age, address to 'Tell Me John PanUlonl, II, Novi, Why." care of The Dally, Her- Mlchigaa By A. LEOKUM three-bande- Win the Yob -- mast ald- i r ni w ir MMM vst ui ir V - - i - Mr fi r innMV i A Ir rII 1 three-bande- The armadillo is a mammal with a bony covering. The name armadillo is Spanish and means "the little armored one."' There are ten different kinds of armadillos living from south-- 1 iaraillnaed States Jtt5outhern -- '''" nine-band- South America. The upper parte of. armadillos are covered with bony shells. These include one on the head and two solid pieces on the back connected by a flexible center, section made up of various numbers of movable bands. The tails are completely covered by armor, except in certain species which are called By United Press International Today is Sunday, Dec. 10, the 344tli day of 1967 with 31 to ' follow. y The moon is between its first quarter and full phase. ; The morning stars ara Venus " and Jupiter. The evening stars arf Mars and Saturn. Armadillos have strange On this day in history: teeth. They are simple pegs and In was have no enamel. Becauseof 1817, Mississippi r admitted to zthe union as the these teeth, armadillos eat soft 20th state. food such as ants, termites, larIn r l898,"Spain signed the vae, grubs, and bugs. Some of Treaty of Paris officially ending them may also eat dead war and the Spanish-Americgiving Guam, Puerto Rico and To find this food they must the Philippines to th United root about in leaves and soft States. ground or dig for it. Because of In 1901, distribution of the this most of them have long, first Nobel Prizes got underway strong claws and powerful fore on the death anniversary of arms. They also use these to Alfred Nobel. dig their burrows or dig into the In 1941, Japanese - troops ground to escape from their landed on northern Luzon In the enemies. Did you know that an armadillo can dig faster than Philippines. 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