They have another purpose....
You can grow the bug that causes leprosy in the footpads of the nine-banded armadillo.
Not a great purpose, but there you go.
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The hairy aerosol is seeping., Fri 8 Feb 2008, 0:12,
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Hahaha
I have to sleep now, students turning up tomorrow :)
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Jahled The most heroic gerbil in Guildford, Fri 8 Feb 2008, 0:15,
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