Volvation
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title:
Volvation
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Volvation, is a defensive behavior in certain animals, in which the animal rolls its own body into a ball, presenting only the hardest parts of its integument, or its spines to predators. Among mammals, vertebrates like pangolins (Manidae) and hedgehogs (Erinaceidae) exhibit the ability to conglobate. Armadillos in the genus Tolypeutes are able to roll into a defensive ball; however the nine-banded armadillo and other species have too many plates. Earthworms may volvate during periods of extreme
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Defensive reaction
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvation
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2023-10-10T06:07:36Z
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