Armadillo hair?
Dec 2, 2018 19:43:30 #
Wandering at Cumberland Island today, saw this armadillo - I never knew they had hair!
Dec 2, 2018 19:49:36 #
Dec 2, 2018 20:07:41 #
They are mammals and most (if not all) have some hair somewhere. chase
Dec 2, 2018 20:31:31 #
chase4 wrote:
They are mammals and most (if not all) have some hair somewhere. chase
and I DO love a man with a hairy chest,,,,, can't stand the shaven ones,
Dec 2, 2018 20:58:47 #
Old Timer
Loc: Greenfield, In.
One lady I knew said she liked hair on her chest but did not want it growing there
dancers wrote:
and I DO love a man with a hairy chest,,,,, can't stand the shaven ones,
Dec 2, 2018 21:04:34 #
Old Timer wrote:
One lady I knew said she liked hair on her chest but did not want it growing there
One way to say it!
Dec 3, 2018 07:20:59 #
I love Cumberland Island. The animals there aren't that afraid of humans because most of that island is in its natural state. We camped there with Girl Scouts, and there are gangs of raccoons at night!! Scary raccoons...........we locked our food into little cage houses on stilts at night. Primitive camping at its best! Nice armadillo shot.
Dec 6, 2018 02:16:26 #
Ed Greding
Loc: Texas
All mammals have hair. In armadillos it's mostly on the underside, as shown in your very good photo. If you look between the scales on the sides and back, you can see little hairs protruding between them. Actually, the scales themselves are modified hairs. Two "diagnostic" characters for mammals are that they all have (1) hair and (2) mammary glands. No other animals have either of these traits. Just a little biology!
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