Jerusalem Zoo welcomes rare armadillo species
Southern three-banded armadillos are a near-threatened species, but at the Jerusalem Zoo they are safe and sound… and multiplying.
Israel 21C 13.10.2022
A newborn southern three-banded armadillo has arrived at the Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem.
The populations of the southern three-banded armadillo are getting smaller, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the species as “near threatened.”
The southern three-banded armadillo and the other member of the genus Tolypeutes, the Brazilian three-banded armadillo, are the only species of armadillos able to curl into tight balls to defend themselves thanks to their flexible bands.
Photo Tal Romano
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