The Rider of the Giant Armadillo: Traditional Knowledge Meets Conservation Science to Protect Guyana’s Iconic Wildlife
“Years ago, our grandparents still lived in the forest and carried their children to their farms every day. But one day, this family left their baby boy at home with his older brothers. They were playing and didn’t pay attention to the little boy, who followed his parents to the farm. On his way, he came across a giant armadillo, who took him to her burrow and raised him as her very own. She fed him with beetle larvae and ants, slept with him in her burrow during the day, and took him all around the forest on her back at night.”
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