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unclimbable lest the captive scale them, scrambling or 

 rolling nonchalantly down the other side. Arma- 

 dilloes are fond of basking in the sun ; when asleep 

 they lie either on the back or on one side in a semi- 

 contracted posture. They require plenty of room 

 for exercise and water to drink ; this last must be 

 kept in an unspillable vessel. These animals soon 

 become tame enough to be picked up. Like chin- 

 chillas — longo mtervallo ! — they have never been 

 known to bite, though they may inflict scratches — 

 doubtless accidental — if carried about. A hairy 

 armadillo was born at the London Zoological 

 Gardens on May 2, 1875 ; two more on May 16, 

 1876 ; and two others again on August 6, of the 

 same year. 



