7/21/2019 Beast Bits

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Beast Bits for Zoogoer

Wrinkled Hornbill

From far away, a Wrinkled Hornbill might look like the Fruit Loops Toucan. Howeer,

these rainbow colored birds hae one peculiar feature which makes them

completely uni!ue" the birds hae a helmet# like structure on their beak called a

cas!ue, giing them the name hornbill. Wrinkled Hornbills are hard to miss because

they are bright and loud. Their uni!ue calls and wing beats can be heard for more

than half a mile away$

Three#Banded %rmadillo

Three#banded armadillos eat beetle larae. %nts and termites are another

part of their diet during the dry season. &uring the wet season, armadillos eat

fruit.

the only armadillos that can completely enclose themseles in their own shell

by rolling into a ball. This is a defense adaptation against predators. The large

front and rear portions of the shell are not attached to the skin on the sides,

proiding free space to 't the head, legs and tail into the shell when the

animals are rolled up.

%rmadillos hae poor eyesight but a keen sense of smell and long claws for

digging.

Their distinctie armor plating is made up of actual bones, making thearmadillo rather in(e)ible. This outer *armor

%rmadillo comes from the +panish, meaning *little armored one.