This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The pink fairy armadillo, aka pichiciego, is native to the grasslands, sandy plains, and sand dunes of central Argentina. Of all the armadillos, these are the smallest. These diminutive critters are the only armadillo species whose dorsal shell is totally separate from its body. It is connected to the body […]

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