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  • Pink Fairy Armadilloimage credit: nickbaker.tv

    Pink Fairy Armadilloimage credit: pinkfairyarmadillo.com
    Habitat: dry grasslands & sandy plains of central Argentina

    Dig, Dig, Dig, Burrow, Burrow, Burrow is the motto of the Pink Fairy Armadillo. As the smallest in the family of armadillos (only 3.5-4.5 inches in length & 4.2 ounces), the pink fairy is a threatened species that is quite weird, yet beautiful, I think, with its rosy pink dorsal shell. It's the only armadillo with a dorsal shell that is completely separated from its body. If you happen to frighten it, it can bury itself in a matter of seconds. I would never want to scare this little creature, it just looks so innocent and sweet.

    Kudos Dan Smith for the find!


    4 comments:

    Tricia said...

    You are like my very own National Geographic. Well, mine and anyone else's reading your blog. OK, fine - you're like the Cliff Notes version - even better.

    LA said...

    This makes me think of a hamster in very bad drag. Awesome!

    Anonymous said...

    Dat armadillo looks liek funny.

    Diego de Oliveira Silva said...

    It´s like an pokemon! Great

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