I just love animals.  Armadillos are quite the odd little characters.
They really are, the armor around their body is pretty much their most common identifier. Especially since the word "armadillo" actually means "little armored one" in Spanish.
They are not the cutest little guys, but the armadillos definitely seem suited to their enviornment.
Armadillo
Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments. 
Armadillos are characterized by a
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