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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. [4] Some giant armadillos have been reported to have eaten bees by digging into beehives. [5]
They all follow a similar body plan, and range in size from the pink fairy armadillo, at 11 cm (4 in) plus a 2 cm (1 in) tail, to the giant armadillo, at 100 cm (39 in) plus a 50 cm (20 in) tail. No population estimates have been made for any cingulate species, though the giant armadillo and the Brazilian three-banded armadillo are categorized ...
Nine-banded armadillo in natural habitat (near Memphis, TN, 2010) Taxidermized armadillo shell Nine-banded armadillos generally weigh from 2.5–6.5 kg (5.5–14.3 lb), though the largest specimens can scale up to 10 kg (22 lb).
The smallest species of armadillo, the pink fairy armadillo, weighs around 85 g (3.0 oz) and is 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) in total length. The largest species, the giant armadillo , can weigh up to 54 kg (119 lb), and can be 150 cm (59 in) long.
The extant giant of this group is the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), native to tropical South America. The top size for this species is 54 kg (119 lb), 0.55 m (1.8 ft) high at the shoulder and 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length, although captive specimens can weigh up to 80 kg (180 lb). [63] [64]
Along with three perforated giant sloth bones found in Brazil that archaeologists believe humans used as pendants 25,000 to 27,000 years ago, the butchered armadillo bones suggest that humans were ...
Southern naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous unicinctus LC; Genus: Priodontes. Giant armadillo, Priodontes maximus VU; Genus: Tolypeutes. Southern three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes matacus NT; Brazilian three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus VU; Brown-throated sloth Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Silky anteater Giant anteater Southern tamandua
Templeton was wading through around 3 feet (almost 1 meter) of water in a creek in Madison County on August 3 when he stumbled across a giant tusk partially exposed from the mud bank.