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The Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) is an armadillo species endemic to eastern Brazil, where it is known as tatu-bola (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐˈtu ˈbɔlɐ], lit. ball armadillo). It is one of only two species of armadillo that can roll into a ball (the other is the southern three-banded armadillo). It has ...
The Portuguese word for ' armadillo ' is tatu which is derived from the Tupi language [6] ta' ' bark, armor ' and tu ' dense '; [7] and used in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay; similar names are also found in other, especially European, languages. Other various vernacular names given are:
Fuleco. Fuleco (Portuguese:) was the official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, hosted in Brazil.Fuleco is a Brazilian three-banded armadillo, a species of armadillo which is native to Brazil and categorized as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. [1]
The six-banded armadillo differs from others in the subfamily Euphractinae, which also contains the pichi and hairy armadillos, in having a narrow head and six to seven movable bands on the carapace (the hard shell on the back). Other names for this armadillo are tatu peludo and tatu peba (in Portuguese), and 'yellow armadillo'. [2] [11]
Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). Cingulata is an order of armored placental mammals.Members of this order are called cingulates, or colloquially, armadillos.They are primarily found in South America, though the northern naked-tailed armadillo is found mainly in Central America and the nine-banded armadillo has a range extending into North America.
Cut marks found on giant armadillo fossils suggest the presence of early humans in what’s now Argentina more than 20,000 years ago — far earlier than once thought.
Euclydes Hatem (Portuguese: [ewˈklidʒiʃ ˈʁatẽ]; September 16, 1914 – September 26, 1984), known as Mestre Tatu (Portuguese: [ˈmɛʃtɾi taˈtu]), was a Brazilian catch wrestler, known for being the founder of the martial art of Luta Livre.
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