21-11-2025, 09:29 AM
I once had a brief exchange with the zoologist who supported the Tucker, Talbert & Jannick proposal of a meso-american origin of the MS. I can't remember her name now.
She supported the identification of an armadillo due to its curling posture. So I pointed out that only one type of armadillo can curl up into a ball, and does this in a split second, so you actually never see it partially rolled up. That is a very small type of armadillo which does not live in Mexico. (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)
She then said that they can curl up a little in their sleep, like most animals.
It has also been pointed out in this forum that this cannot be a ram, as rams cannot curl their backs.
I'm just thinking that one can still draw a ram with a curled back, just like in many bestiaries crocodiles have a loop in their tail, which real crocs cannot do, I believe.
She supported the identification of an armadillo due to its curling posture. So I pointed out that only one type of armadillo can curl up into a ball, and does this in a split second, so you actually never see it partially rolled up. That is a very small type of armadillo which does not live in Mexico. (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)
She then said that they can curl up a little in their sleep, like most animals.
It has also been pointed out in this forum that this cannot be a ram, as rams cannot curl their backs.
I'm just thinking that one can still draw a ram with a curled back, just like in many bestiaries crocodiles have a loop in their tail, which real crocs cannot do, I believe.