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
This armadillo hit a snag, so he did not get far; He met his alter ego on the road: an armored car.
From Washington Post
On thick contoured foam beds, he glued sea urchins, pumpkins, corn cobs, grapes, even the occasional armadillo passing through.
From New York Times
“The only thing middle of the road,” it says, “is yellow paint and a dead armadillo.”
From New York Times
Earlier, the princess met children from Ukrainian orphanages who were taking part in an animal handling session with a snake and an armadillo in the zoo's Rainforest Room.
From BBC
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