Armadillos

right|thumb|O dilloing in his armour Armadillos are mammals noted for their armor and ability to curl into balls. Quotes ‘Son, son!’ said Mother Jaguar ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, ‘a Hedgehog is a Hedgehog, and can’t be anything but a Hedgehog; and a Tortoise is a Tortoise, and can never be anything else.’ ‘But it isn’t a Hedgehog, and it isn’t a Tortoise. It’s a little bit of both, and I don’t know its proper name.’ 'Nonsense!' said Mother Jaguar. 'Everything has its proper name. I should call it "Armadillo" till I found out the real one. And I should leave it alone.' Rudyard Kipling: The Beginning of the Armadillos I've never seen a Jaguar,Nor yet an Armadill-o dilloing in his armour,And I s'pose I never will,Unless I go to RioThese wonders to behold--Roll down--roll down to Rio--Roll really down to Rio!Oh, I'd love to roll to RioSome day before I'm old! Rudyard Kipling: The Beginning of the Armadillos The ancient owls' nest must have burned.Hastily, all alone,a glistening armadillo left the scene,rose-flecked, head down, tail down Elizabeth Bishop: Poem: The Armadillo For a single armadillo, you will own,On Salisbury Plain in summer is comparatively rare,And a pair of them is practically unknown. Michael Flanders: Song The Armadillo Dada doubts everything. Dada is an armadillo. Everything is Dada, too. Beware of Dada. External links armadillos Category:Mammals