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The Nine-Banded Armadillo depends on its sense of smell to get around, sense danger, and forage for food, as it has horrible eyesight. Its eyesight is so bad, in fact, that if you are very, very quiet (and don't smell much), you can get as close as a few feet away, and they'll never know!

I Thought it Overall an Unlucky Creature in the Looks Department . . .

Here we can see why this Armadillo species is dubbed the Nine-Banded Armadillo. Though the Armadillo is not native to Florida, it is common. This one lives at Allapattah Flats in Palm City, Florida.

It Resembled the Unhappy Melding of . . .

Here we can see why this Armadillo species is dubbed the Nine-Banded Armadillo. Though the Armadillo is not native to Florida, it is common. This one lives at Allapattah Flats in Palm City, Florida.

9-Banded Armadillo with 9 Bands

With horrible eyesight, Armadillos must always wonder, 'Is anybody there?' This one sniffed the air several times before deciding I was foe and not friend.

Is Anybody There?

The Nine-Banded Armadillo depends on its sense of smell to get around, sense danger, and forage for food, as it has horrible eyesight. Its eyesight is so bad, in fact, that if you are very, very quiet (and don't smell much), you can get as close as a few feet away, and they'll never know!

Be Very, Very Quiet