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Armadillo

Notes:

Found in my backyard at night.

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Nine banded armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus


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During the Great Depression, the species was hunted for its meat in East Texas, where it was known as the poor man’s pork, [14] or the "Hoover Hog" by those who considered President Herbert Hoover to be responsible for the depression. WIKIPEDIA

Akyu
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Akyu

Sulphur, Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Sep 21, 2011
Submitted on Sep 21, 2011

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