11-05-2019, 08:00 AM
Armadillo species are often defined by the number of bands on their back. I've said before, in Dutch, German etc. they are called "belt-animal". In many other etymologies, they are called "armored ones" or something along those lines, the armore referring to the large plates. It has no real scales, just bony plates.
The pangolin on the other hand, has scales.
That's irrelevant, however, since in medieval beast books, scales plus a forked tail means "this animal lives in the water".
The pangolin on the other hand, has scales.
That's irrelevant, however, since in medieval beast books, scales plus a forked tail means "this animal lives in the water".