Wednesday, September 5, 2007

25 Of The World's Most Interesting Animals


From the Sun Bear to the Komondor Dog and from the White-faced Saki Monkey to the Axolotl, here are 25 of the world's most interesting animals.

The Presurfer: 25 Of The World's Most Interesting Animals





The Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) or Pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo (mammals of the family Dasypodidae, mostly known for having a bony armor shell). It is approximately 90-115 mm (3?-4?”) long excluding the tail, and is pale rose or pink in color. It is found in central Argentina where it inhabits dry grasslands and sandy plains with thorn bushes and cacti. It has the ability to bury itself completely in a matter of seconds if frightened.

The Pink Fairy Armadillo burrows small holes near ant colonies in dry dirt. It feeds mainly on ants and ant larvae near its burrow. Occasionally it feeds on worms, snails, insects and larvae, or various plant and root material.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

that is not a pink fairy armadillo http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_images/0709/0000/0267/pink_fairy_armadillo_mid.jpg&imgrefurl=http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/image73279-.html&h=428&w=640&sz=19&tbnid=osvcViMEHx8J::&tbnh=92&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpink%2Bfairy%2Barmadillo&usg=__7_XGKAaZiU244mpLqqc0VCf3XjY=&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1