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Let me introduce you to the Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus).
Little is know about these animals. They are found in central Argentina. They are only about 16 cm (6 inches) long. They are nocturnal and spend most of their time underground. Known for their ability to build tunnels in sandy soil, the pink fairy armadillo or pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo, first described by R. Harlan in 1825.
"Unlike in all other armadillos, the pink fairy’s shell is not fully attached to its body, instead connecting with a membrane that runs along the spinal column. The thin carapace’s underlying blood vessels actually show through, giving it that beautiful hue that you’re now reconsidering being beautiful because it’s made of blood.
The shell’s fragility and flexibility suggest the creature doesn’t rely on it as armor, as other armadillos clearly do. Instead, “it is well possible that it helps them thermoregulate, like a fennec fox's ears,”[4]
[1]https://www.britannica.com/animal/armadillo-mammal#ref735335
[2]https://eol.org/pages/328488
[3]https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/1/11539442/the-verge-review-of-animals-the-pink-fairy-armadillo
[4]https://www.wired.com/2014/01/absurd-creature-of-the-week-pink-fairy-armadillo-crawls-out-of-the-desert-and-into-our-hearts/
[5]https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/10/10/ask-your-weird-animal-questions-whats-a-pink-fairy-armadillo/
[6]https://www.reddit.com/r/Awwducational/comments/7q4em7/the_pink_fairy_armadillo_or_pichiciego_is_the/
May this unusual animal bring a smile to your day.
TimidGrizzly
Let me introduce you to the Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus).
Little is know about these animals. They are found in central Argentina. They are only about 16 cm (6 inches) long. They are nocturnal and spend most of their time underground. Known for their ability to build tunnels in sandy soil, the pink fairy armadillo or pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo, first described by R. Harlan in 1825.
"Unlike in all other armadillos, the pink fairy’s shell is not fully attached to its body, instead connecting with a membrane that runs along the spinal column. The thin carapace’s underlying blood vessels actually show through, giving it that beautiful hue that you’re now reconsidering being beautiful because it’s made of blood.
The shell’s fragility and flexibility suggest the creature doesn’t rely on it as armor, as other armadillos clearly do. Instead, “it is well possible that it helps them thermoregulate, like a fennec fox's ears,”[4]
[1]https://www.britannica.com/animal/armadillo-mammal#ref735335
[2]https://eol.org/pages/328488
[3]https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/1/11539442/the-verge-review-of-animals-the-pink-fairy-armadillo
[4]https://www.wired.com/2014/01/absurd-creature-of-the-week-pink-fairy-armadillo-crawls-out-of-the-desert-and-into-our-hearts/
[5]https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/10/10/ask-your-weird-animal-questions-whats-a-pink-fairy-armadillo/
[6]https://www.reddit.com/r/Awwducational/comments/7q4em7/the_pink_fairy_armadillo_or_pichiciego_is_the/
May this unusual animal bring a smile to your day.
TimidGrizzly
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