Giant Armadillo | The giant armadillo, also called tatou, ocarro and other names come

It also has a huge central claw on both forefeet. The claws can grow as long as 8.7 inches in length, and even lions and tigers don’t have such long claws proportional to their size. The armadillo’s claws are one of the adaptations nature gave it for its termite-eating lifestyle. The claws tear into termite mounds and are used to dig burrows where the armadillo rests for much of the day.
Some facts about this remarkable animal are:

The giant armadillo has more teeth than any other land mammal. It can have from 80 to 100 teeth. They grow all the time like the teeth of rodents, look alike, and lack enamel. Since they don’t help the armadillo catch or eat its prey, scientists aren’t sure what that many teeth are good for.
A captive ocarro sleeps on average about 18 hours a day.
Unlike some smaller armadillos, the giant armadillo can’t completely roll itself into a protective ball.
An armadillo can eat all the termites in a single mound in one sitting. Then, they’ll rest in what’s left of the mound for about a day.
More facts: Glyptodonts are extinct, prehistoric armadillos that were even bigger than the giant armadillos. The glyptodont could be as big as a car and weigh over 2 tons. Its scientific name is Greek for “grooved tooth.”

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