armadillo

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Fish such as wolf fish, peacock bass, and South American lungfish were especially common, accompanied by reptiles including caimans and turtles, and mammals such as capybaras, pacas, and armadillos.

From Science Daily

When threatened, smaller armadillos roll up in a ball and play dead.

From Washington Post

The study, published in the journal eLife, compared our genetic blueprints with those of 62 other mammals, including elephants, manatees and armadillos, examining how hairlessness evolved in different species at different times.

From Washington Post

Here, a mischievous armadillo keeps running away with the steel for Lamb’s steel guitar, and Crow’s vocal performance urges Lamb not to give up.

From New York Times

When threatened by predators such as feral cats, they curl up into a ball like an armadillo.

From Science Magazine