Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Pink Fairy Armadillo (chlamyphorus truncatus)

At about four inches long, this is the smallest species of armadillo. It live in the grassly plains of Argentina where it burrows in the sand and feeds on ants and other insects.
When frightened, the pink fairy armadillo can completely bury itself in the sand in a matter of seconds. It also has a hilarious name.Look at those big claws!

Also, if you do a google image search for "pink fairy", this is what you will get:

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