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The giant armadillo

Armadillos are New World placental mammals with a leathery armor shell. The Dasypodidae are the only surviving family in the order Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. is the largest living species of armadillo(although the extinct glyptodonts were much larger).It was once found widely throughout the tropical forests of eastern South America and now ranges throughout varied habitat as far south as northern Argentina. These armadillos have around 80 to 100 teeth, which is more than any other terrestrial mammal.They also possess extremely long front claws,including a sickle-shaped third claw.The giant armadillo grows up to 150 cm (59 in) and weighs up to 59 kg (130 lb).

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