stackyFACTSBecause their body temperatures are weirdly low for mammals, armadillos are the absolute perfect incubators for the bacteria that causes leprosy. So while they look like cute little armored potatoes waddling across the highway, they are secretly carrying medieval plagues straight out of the dark ages.
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