I love animals! As weird as they seem, armadillos are actually my favorite.
Well who could resist their leathery armour shell
Yes! And the fact that they can roll into a neat little ball when they sense danger or are scared. I'm an introvert, so I can relate!
Lol, the word armadillo in Spanish means Little Armoured One
I didn't know that! Do you know any other fun facts about armadillos?
Interesting to note that all species of armadillo are native to the Americas
That is amazing! They actually look like they come from another world with their plated armor and long claws.
Pink fairy armadillo
The pink fairy armadillo ("Chlamyphorus truncatus") or pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo (mammals of the families Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae, recognized by a bony armor shell), first described by Richard Harlan in 1825. This desert-adapted animal is endemic to central Argentina and can be found inhabiting sandy plains, dunes, and scrubby grasslands.
Pink fairy armadillos have small eyes, silky yellowish white fur, and a flexible dorsal shell that is solely attached to its body by a thin dorsal
leathery armour shell and long sharp claws for digging. They have short legs, but can move quite quickly. The average length of an armadillo is about , including tail. The giant armadillo grows up to and weighs up to , while the pink fairy armadillo has a length of only . When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up into a ball.
Etymology.
The word "armadillo" means "little armoured one" in Spanish. The Aztecs called them "āyōtōchtli" , Nahuatl for "turtle