The South American giant armadillo is a mammal covered in armour-plating made of horn and born. It lives alone, sheltering by day in burrows dug with its claws. At night it feeds mainly on insects. Habitat loss, especially through logging, has caused numbers to fall to just a few thousand animals scattered across the continent. The giant armadillo prefers termites and some ants as prey, and often consumes the entire population of a termite mound. It also has been known to prey upon worms, larvae and larger creatures, such as spiders and snakes, and plants.
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| - The South American giant armadillo is a mammal covered in armour-plating made of horn and born. It lives alone, sheltering by day in burrows dug with its claws. At night it feeds mainly on insects. Habitat loss, especially through logging, has caused numbers to fall to just a few thousand animals scattered across the continent. The giant armadillo prefers termites and some ants as prey, and often consumes the entire population of a termite mound. It also has been known to prey upon worms, larvae and larger creatures, such as spiders and snakes, and plants.
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| - Giant Armadillo in Area 51
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| - Mutated Armadillo
- Priodontes maximus
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| - Tatou, Ocarro, Tatu-canastra or Tatú Carreta.
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| - once found widely throughout the tropical forests of South America and now ranges throughout varied habitat as far south as northern Argentina.
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| - The South American giant armadillo is a mammal covered in armour-plating made of horn and born. It lives alone, sheltering by day in burrows dug with its claws. At night it feeds mainly on insects. Habitat loss, especially through logging, has caused numbers to fall to just a few thousand animals scattered across the continent. The Giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), colloquially tatou, ocarro, tatu-canastra or tatú carreta, is the largest living species of armadillo (although the extinct glyptodonts were much larger). It was once found widely throughout the tropical forests of South America and now ranges throughout varied habitat as far south as northern Argentina. This species is considered vulnerable to extinction. The giant armadillo prefers termites and some ants as prey, and often consumes the entire population of a termite mound. It also has been known to prey upon worms, larvae and larger creatures, such as spiders and snakes, and plants. At least one zoo park, in Villavicencio, Colombia – Los Ocarros – is dedicated to this animal.
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