10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAIRY ARMADILLO»
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Articles on Armadillos, Including:
Armadillo, Pink
Fairy ...
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The Nine-Banded
Armadillo: A Natural History
pink (or lesser) fairy armadillo, Chlamyphorus truncatus, is historically known
from the sandy plains and dry grasslands of central and western Argentina (
Wetzel 1985; see also Borghi et al. 2011), a recent survey in that region failed to
capture ...
Colleen M. McDonough, W. J. Loughry, 2013
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
... Chacoan Fairy Armadillo; Greater Fairy Armadillo d Burmeister-Gürtelmull f
Grand chlamyphore i Pichiciego maggiore 1257 Chlamyphorus truncatus
Cingulata - Dasypodidae e Lesser Pichiciego; Fairy Armadillo; Lesser Fairy
Armadillo; ...
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The Amazing
Armadillo: Geography of a Folk Critter
The pink fairy armadillo, Chlamyphorus truncatus, is the smallest of all armadillos
. It is probably the most specialized and is one of the most unusual in appearance
, looking like a small guinea pig with pink armor over its head and back.
Larry L. Smith, Robin W. Doughty, 2012
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Star-Nosed Moles and Other Extreme Mammal Adaptations
The pink fairy armadillo is the smallest of all armadillos. You can hold one in the
palm of your hand. Most of its body is covered with silky white fur. On its back are
tough plates made of keratin. This is the same substance that makes up your ...
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Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of ...
64 Pink Fairy Armadillo 1 Baby armadillos have soft shells, which don't
completely harden until they are fully grown. 2 The pink fairy armadillo lives
underground and is nocturnal. 3 Pink fairy armadillos keep small pink magic
wands under their ...
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Rats, Bats, and Xenarthrans
armadillo in the United States measures about 76 cm (30 inches) long, including
the tail, the pink fairy armadillo, or lesser pichiciego (Chlamyphorus truncatus), of
central Argentina, is only about 16 cm (6 inches). In contrast, the endangered ...
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Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil
Chlamyphorus (Burmeisteria) retusus (Burmeister, 1863) Chacoan Fairy
Armadillo, Greater Fairy Armadillo, Pichiciego Grande Description Chlamyphorus
retusus is distinguishable from C. truncatus by its larger size. One specimen from
...
John F. Eisenberg, Kent H. Redford, 2000
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North American Wildlife
This compares to the smallest armadillo, the lesser fairy armadillo or pichiciago,
Chlamyphorus truncatus. It is just 9 inches (23 cm) in length, including its 3-inch (
7.5-cm) tail, and weighs 4 ounces (113 g). This species, found only on the plains
...
Marshall Cavendish Reference, 2010
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Rain Forests of the World
The smallest is the lesser fairy armadillo, or pink fairy armadillo, which is only 6
inches (15 cm) long. The largest is the rare giant armadillo, 10 times larger and
weighing up to 133 pounds (60 kg). Only the nine-banded armadillo and the
much ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAIRY ARMADILLO»
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fairy armadillo is used in the context of the following news items.
Lifeform of the week: Armadillos
Some species, like the pink fairy armadillo (the smallest, and by some ... The pink fairy armadillo seen in its aboveground taxidermied form. «EarthSky, Feb 15»
Absurd Creature of the Week: The Adorable Mexican Mole Lizard …
Now, a year ago I featured another charming little subterranean creature, the pink fairy armadillo from Argentina. Like the Mexican mole lizard, ... «Wired, Dec 14»
Ask Your Weird Animal Questions: What's a Pink Fairy Armadillo?
That's what I thought when I saw the pink fairy armadillo. It looks like a cross between a guinea pig and a shrimp wearing dragon-lady ... «NatGeo News Watch, Oct 14»
Which Creature Is the Most Absurd of All? You Decide in Our Final …
The pink fairy armadillo has edged out the bobbit worm, the most popular Absurd Creature of the Week post ever, to advance to the finals. «Wired, Aug 14»
Mothers and Babies: Giant Armadillos Make Good Moms
... the hairy long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus pilosus), or the greater fairy armadillo (Calyptophractus pilosus). A recent paper by Superina et al. «The Epoch Times, Jul 14»
Absurd Creature of the Week: World's Most Beautiful Sponge …
Pink Fairy Armadillo Crawls Out of the Desert and Into Your Heart · This Parasite Eats a Fish's Tongue — And Takes Its Place. But if you can ... «Wired, Jun 14»
17 of the world's strangest animals
Pink Fairy Armadillo: It is the smallest species of armadillo and it inhabits the dry regions of Argentina. It is known to have the ability to burrow ... «Science Recorder, Jun 14»
Absurd Creature of the Week: The 2500-Pound Snake That …
Pink Fairy Armadillo Crawls Out of the Desert and Into Your Heart · 10-Foot Bobbit Worm Is Ocean's Most Disturbing Predator. But what I do ... «Wired, May 14»
Beyond the Badger
... Honey Badger Narrates: The Stiffy Goat; a book about such animals as the emperor tamarin and the pink fairy armadillo; and commercials for ... «Willamette Week, Apr 14»
From Tony Abbott to Gisele Bundchen: Six degrees of separation
We are reliably informed that other creatures Kenny has not had sex with include a hamster, blobfish, pink fairy armadillo, crazy ant, climate ... «The Canberra Times, Apr 14»
