The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : How High Can A Nine-Banded Armadillo Jump?

How High Can A Nine-Banded Armadillo Jump?

When startled, this species of armadillo can jump three to four feet straight up in the air. This reflex may help scare off predators in the wild, but, unfortunately, it does not protect the armadillos from moving cars.

Armadillo. American Memory, The South Texas Border: The Robert Runyon Photograph Collection

Students in a chemistry class conducting an experiment, Western High School, Washington, D.C. 1899

For answers to life’s other strange and unusual phenomena, visit Everyday Mysteries. Knowing who invented the TV dinner or the life span of a flea will ensure your popularity at parties.

The Library’s Science, Technology and Business Division highlights this presentation as part of its Web site. There you can view Web casts of visiting science and business experts lecturing on everything from animal emotions to geology to the gamer generation.

Another feature is the Tracer Bullet series, which contains research guides on science and technology subjects, from A to Z, with brief topic introductions, resource lists and strategies for finding more information. Many of the resources listed in these guides can be found in your local library.

A. Armadillo. American Memory, The South Texas Border: The Robert Runyon Photograph Collection. Reproduction Information: Reproduction No.: 03603, Rights status not evaluated. For copyright information, see Copyright and Other Restrictions.

B. Students in a chemistry class conducting an experiment, Western High School, Washington, D.C. 1899. Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction Information: Reproduction No.: LC-USZ62-50356 (b&w film copy neg.); Call No.: LOT 2749, no. 005 [item] [P&P]