Armadillo. Preserved specimen of the armour of a three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes sp.) rolled up into a defensive ball. The armour is formed from pl

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Armadillo. Preserved specimen of the armour of a three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes sp.) rolled up into a defensive ball. The armour is formed from plates of dermal bone. Armadillos are mammals native to the Americas. Three-banded armadillos roll into a ball when threatened by a predator.

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Size: 4680px × 3744px
Photo credit: © UCL, GRANT MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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