Texas Backyard Wildlife | An armadillo vs two coyotes: “Come back here, you cowards!” @TexasBackyardWildlife | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
Apologies for all the Monty Python references. Life here at TBW can be a little Holy Grail-ish at times and I can’t resist.
In this video we meet a 9-banded armadillo with a clear case of body dysmorphic syndrome. He (or she, we don’t know the sex of this little beauty) obviously thinks he is HUGE, FEARSOME, and KING OF THE JUNGLE - or something like that. For the record, he’s not; he’s probably 24’’/60 cm nose to tail-tip and weighs maybe 12 - 15 lbs (5 or 6 kgs).
Two young coyotes who came snooping around near the armadillo’s burrow one night didn’t know what they were up against. First, they seemed curious, then a little alarmed, and finally one decided that armadillos were too weird to hang out with and turned to leave. The armadillo gave chase and coyote #1 ran, with the armadillo hot on his tail. Coyote #2 followed. They all disappeared into the darkness beyond the water bowl and that was the end of the excitement.
The next morning I searched diligently for the remains of one over-confident armadillo, but there was no sign of carnage, and that night our armadillo friend was back in his burrow.
For more great critter videos check out our website at texasbackyardwildlife.com.
#armadillo #backyardwildlife #texaswildlife
Apologies for all the Monty Python references. Life here at TBW can be a little Holy Grail-ish at times and I can’t resist.
In this video we meet a 9-banded armadillo with a clear case of body dysmorphic syndrome. He (or she, we don’t know the sex of this little beauty) obviously thinks he is HUGE, FEARSOME, and KING OF THE JUNGLE - or something like that. For the record, he’s not; he’s probably 24’’/60 cm nose to tail-tip and weighs maybe 12 - 15 lbs (5 or 6 kgs).
Two young coyotes who came snooping around near the armadillo’s burrow one night didn’t know what they were up against. First, they seemed curious, then a little alarmed, and finally one decided that armadillos were too weird to hang out with and turned to leave. The armadillo gave chase and coyote #1 ran, with the armadillo hot on his tail. Coyote #2 followed. They all disappeared into the darkness beyond the water bowl and that was the end of the excitement.
The next morning I searched diligently for the remains of one over-confident armadillo, but there was no sign of carnage, and that night our armadillo friend was back in his burrow.
For more great critter videos check out our website at texasbackyardwildlife.com.
#armadillo #backyardwildlife #texaswildlife
