Mastodawn

Humans will pet anything

I got to pet an armadillo once at a grade school assembly. It was neat, really warm and leathery.

One must assume that domestic armadillos are less risky, but I would hesitate to pet an armadillo as I’ve heard they commonly carry leprosy.

Leprosy famously has a very low R0 value. Low enough that it’s really surprising that it was ever considered an epidemic.