In a curious turn of events, a man who had set out to catch a chicken thief found himself entangled with something entirely unexpected. What was intended to be a straightforward solution to protect his poultry quickly transformed into a perplexing encounter with a “strange creature.” The situation took an intriguing twist when an expert arrived on the scene, their countenance turning notably serious as they laid eyes on the enigmatic being. This sequence of events highlights the unpredictability of life’s ventures, as well as the mysteries that can unexpectedly unravel right before our eyes.
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In rural areas, there are usually quite a few rats. Therefore, to prevent rats from biting food, people often keep a cat in the house, or place mouse traps and rat poison in the corner of the house.
However, there are more dangers in the wild, especially in mountainous areas. To protect livestock and poultry, people often have to use “stronger measures”.
Recently, the chickens and sheep of the old man living in the mountains of China have been stolen a lot. Thinking it was caused by wild animals, the old man set up many traps around the house in the hope of catching the “culprit”.
One morning after waking up, seeing that one of his traps had caught something, he immediately ran out to check and was completely stunned. The thing in the trap was far different from the creatures he had seen before. It is a bit like a mouse but much larger, on its back has a very strong set of “armor”.
Seeing this, the old man only dared to watch from afar, did not dare to approach and invited a local biologist to help. Unexpectedly, after the biologist saw this “thief”, he changed his face, became very serious and said that this was a “dangerous” animal.
It turns out that the real name of the “chicken thief” is Armadillo (Tatu with a shell), it has scales on its back, very hard, which can protect them from being eaten by other animals, so people call it “armored mice” “. This type of creature is mainly concentrated in the American continent, but later, under the influence of human activities, they can occasionally be seen in other areas.
So why is the tatu a very “dangerous” animal? Honestly, its size is not too big and we still have many ways to deal with this animal. In terms of its ability to attack humans as well as other wild animals, the danger of Armadillo lies not in itself, but in the leprosy bacteria it can carry.
Scientists have long thought that this bacterium is only found in humans, but it was not until a large-scale outbreak of leprosy in the Americas a few years ago that people realized that the tatu also carried the bacterium Bacillus leprae . At that time, the people here hunted Armadillos in large numbers, although they did not look good and had very hard shells, the meat was delicious and a great mountain specialty.
Finally, when you encounter some creatures that you have never seen before, you should report them to the local authorities promptly like this old man. Do not try to satisfy a momentary curiosity, which can lead to disaster.