max and the armadillo

a new one for max! walking at the park near the river very early one morning, before the dawn, we chanced upon an armadillo heading home for the night. it saw us before max saw him and it froze; hoping that we just pass by. unfortunately, max did see it and had to investigate. the armadillo didn't run away immediately, instead it stood still while max cautiously approached to give it a good, deep sniff. of course, the armadillo is a creature of the past - its ancestors first appeared in giant elephant size thousands of years ago. while they are now about the size of a raccoon, they have not really changed or evolved much. a hard, articulated, bony shell body reminiscent of something from jurasic park, the only mammal that can catch leporsy and its on my list of "the crazies things i've ever eaten". yes, i'm from texas - it was caught, killed, and you guessedit, BAR-B-Q'd. i know, its a cliche, but it did taste like chicken!