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Any of several burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammals (family Dasypodidae) having body and head encased in an armor of small bony plates in which many of them can curl up into a ball presenting the armor on all sides when attacked, being widely distributed i

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  • As I recall armadillos are the only other animals besides humans who can get leprosy.
  • I think the number of 'armadillos' has something to do with moms' green thumb.
  • The third photo is of two "armadillos" with big sturdy stalks and giant buds about to open.
  • The lot of the armadillos was not vastly different.
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