Assertion: armadillo's rate | /r/HasProperty | low metabolic
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text: Few armadillos, however, live in truly cold climates; because they cannot store fat and have low metabolic rates, sustained, extremely chilly temperatures can eradicate large numbers of armadillos.
text: They have slow metabolic rate, which means it cannot survive in cold regions.
text: Because of their low metabolic rate and lack of fat stores, cold is their enemy, and spates of intemperate weather can wipe out whole populations.
text: Armadillos do not like cold weather because of their low metabolic rate and their lack of fat stores.
text: Their low metabolic rate is 40 to 60 percent less than what is predicted for a mammal of their body mass, and this low rate is expected to help keep their body temperature lower in their burrows.