Q. Hi are you some kind of a lizard?
A. Yes I am an Armadillo lizard. Who are you and what do you want?
Q. I am an animal reporter can I ask you a few questions?
A. Yes but really quickly.
Q. Okay first, where do you live?
A. I live in the Western coast of Africa. deserts, scrublands and dry, rocky areas.
Q. What are your strategies to survive in the desert?
A. My first strategy to survive is to bite my tail and I roll into a tight ball when a predator is near me so it will be hard to eat me . My second strategy is to hide under big rocks so predators can’t eat me.
Q. What animals are you afraid of in the desert?
A. I am afraid of animals like ospreys, eagle and falcons.
Q. What food do you eat?
A. I eat spiders and insects.
Q. How do you find a mate ?
A. The guys and I are highly territorial and are found to mate with females in our territory only. However, females may move out of the group and mate with other males.
Q. How many eggs do you lay?
A. Eggs, I don’t lay eggs. My wife gives birth to one to two lizards a year but she does not lay eggs.
Q. Can I ask you a last question?
A. Sure but quickly because I need to go watch my kids.
Q. Okay so you live in groups right?
A. Yes in groups of about 45 armadillo lizards.
Q. Okay cool goodbye now because I need to take more interviews.
A. Yes by. (He comes looks at the camera really close and then laughs and turns of the camera.)
Interview
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