Brazilian three banded armadillo.


A Brazilian 3 banded armadillo seeing if its safe to come out of its protective ball. It lives in the Savannahs of Brazil eating ants and termites. It is one of only two Armadillos that can roll into a complete ball for protection and was the mascot for the FIFA world cup in Brazil.


Size: 3056px × 4592px
Location: Hampton Court, Herefordshire, UK
Photo credit: © alan sands / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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