Did You Know?

[bigjay]

Did you know that an armadillo is hard to kill with a .45 ACP? (I'm not a good shot.)

Did you know that an armadillo can jump rather high?

Did you know that even when shot by a small caliber rifle (17HMR) an armadillo will produce a lot of blood?:whhooo:

That is a good 7-8 feet up.

 

[slowngreen]

whats that, an ant eater? Really jumps that high?

I do know that a female badger with babies is scary as hell trying to kill with a single shot .22 though lol.

 

[bigjay]

I thought armadillos where everywhere. They are like a Opossum with armor.

That was just the splatter but they can jump 2-3 feet, I know that don't sound like much but by looking at them I wouldn't have thought they could jump at all.

 

[MCNorris]

I have never seen an armadillo, except on TV I would have never thought they could jump!

 

[hamz9561]

The armadillo: Nature's little tank!

 

[abadk9420]

Interesting information to know

 

[Karl M]

Are they considered as pests? Just wondering why you shot it, doesn't look dangerous.

 

[bigjay]

They have been digging up my tomato plants.

 

[flm_savage]

i have killed plenty of them. the easiest way is to get them with a 12g shotgun. i used 3.5" shells from about 8 feet.


It really tears up the flower beds worse than they could but its sure fun.


I used to just sit out and wait for them. their eyesight is horrible and they will walk right into you. Its their hearing that amazing.

 

[bigjay]

Yep. They are always good for a laugh.

 

[hamz9561]

Did you know that armadillos always have a littler of 4 pups of the same sex?