Pink fairy armadillo

[devilfish]

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pink-armadillos-ain’t-your-texas-critters

I just came across this page recently - very interesting. I had no idea that they'd been kept in captivity for any significant time recently. I'm also astonished that their carapace can be lifted to show fur underneath - I had no clue.

If anyone's interested, the captive longevity record is 4 years 4 months for an animal from Argentina which died at the Brookfield Zoo in 1971. (Weigl, 2005)

 

[Chlidonias]

that was great. I like the discovery of how they burrow!

The pink fairy armadillo is an animal I want to go try my hand at finding one day (I like looking for obscure impossible-to-find animals! ). This would be the species Nick Baker failed to find too in his brilliant series on strange animals.

 

[DavidBrown]

What a fantastic creature. I had no idea that they were so small. Thanks for finding the link, devilfish.