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Why the screaming hairy armadillo weeps

Local hunters help scientists to understand a generally silent creature’s loud ‘sobs’.
A Screaming Hairy Armadillo

The screaming hairy armadillo is protected by an armoured shell and a cry that might serve to scare away predators. Credit: Getty

The forlorn sobs produced by the screaming hairy armadillo are a complex distress call made when the animal is in a predator’s clutches.

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Nature 572, 286 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02386-x

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