01153nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001500067653001300082653001100095653001200106653000900118653002300127653001400150100001200164700001600176700002000192700001700212245010700229856004100336300001000377490000700387520046700394022001400861       1984                            d  c1984 Sep10aAnimals10aArmadillos10aBreeding10aFemale10aleprosy10aMale10aModels, Biological10aXenarthra1 aJob C K1 aSanchez R M1 aKirchheimer W F1 aHastings R C00aAttempts to breed the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) in captivity--a preliminary report.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v52n3a10.pdf  a362-40 v523 a<p>Three pairs of nine-banded armadillos were successfully kept in wire-fenced pens in natural surroundings with light, temperature, and weather as in the farms of Louisiana, a natural habitat of armadillos. One female delivered quadruplets after being in the experimental pen for 10 months and 11 days. It is possible that in this experiment breeding of nine-banded armadillos in captivity has been achieved under controlled conditions for the first time.</p>
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