armadillo
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Two rare snow leopard cubs have been born at the park, alongside Himalayan monals and red deer, as well as Bru the capybara, Snoot the giant armadillo and Atty the sloth at Edinburgh Zoo.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
Now he spits out armadillo facts between the nubs of incoming front teeth in their mobile home, then points to his favorite ornament on their white, plastic Christmas tree.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
A misshapen armadillo caught my eye, warped and buckled and lumpy, obviously stuffed by the most inept amateur.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
A zoo has marked the 19th birthday of a pair of armadillos this week.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Eskow: He also said there's nothing in the middle of the road except yellow lines and dead armadillos.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
Animals such as capybaras and giant armadillos that wouldn't have ventured farther north used this strip of humid grassland to move from Mexico to Texas to Florida.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 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
What if the small armadillos of today had arisen from a giant ancestral armadillo?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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