Mordechai Housman wrote:
> "Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
> m...
>
>> afaik, no, armadillos are not kosher. baseline is cloven hooves and a
>> ruminant stomach, both of which are absent in the armadillo. (It is a
>> mammal, right?)
>
> Actually, I don't think the ruminant STOMACH is the criterion, just that
> the animal swallows the food and brings it up again and eats it again. I
> don't know if there are too many animals like that. I know of only one,
> the rabbit, and that's not kosher because it doesn't have cloven hooves.

Point taken. Been a while since I studied the laws of kashrut.

Saerah