armadillo
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Keepers of the six-banded armadillo pair, native to South America, celebrated the milestone on Monday.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Among the half-dozen tattoos Ty Myers has accumulated in his 18 years on earth, “probably the dumbest,” he says, is the armadillo he picked out from a set of ready-mades at a festival in Oklahoma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Eating armadillo meat is not a clear cause of leprosy, but capturing and raising armadillos, along with preparing its meat, are risk factors.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024
"Take a crocodile from modern day, and turn it into an armadillo," said Reyes.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Then there was the heavier rooting around of an armadillo, stupid and awkward in its heavy armor.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Mr. Kneale could have added to his list of creatures with which Floridians are willing to coexist: sharks, raccoons, armadillos, possums, rattlesnakes and bugs of every variety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A zoo has marked the 19th birthday of a pair of armadillos this week.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, though giant anteaters have successfully been released back into the wild, giant armadillos are extremely threatened.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
The reverse trek was made by four different kinds of ground sloths, oversized armadillos, terror birds, capybaras and even a marsupial.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
There are also raccoons, possums, and armadillos hanging around.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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