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Description: Burrow of Tolypeutes tricinctus with entrance covered by leaves at Buriti dos Montes, Piauí (6). Animal leaving the burrow after removal of the leaf litter cover (7). An individual of Tolypeutes tricinctus actively digging as an escape behavior at Buriti dos Montes (8). Burrow dug by Tolypeutes tricinctus in semi-captive conditions at Reserva Natural Serra das Almas, Ceará (9). dug by Tolypeutes tricinctus in semi-captive conditions at Reserva Natural Serra das Almas, Ceará
Title: Burrows of Tolypeutes tricinctus
Credit: Nina Attias, Flávia R. Miranda, Liana M. M. Sena, Walfrido M. Tomas and Guilherme M. Mourão: Yes, they can! Three-banded armadillos Tolypeutes sp. (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) dig their own burrows. Zoologia 33 (4), 2016, pp. e20160035 (fig 6 - 9) doi:10.1590/S1984-4689zool-20160035
Author: Nina Attias, Flávia R. Miranda, Liana M. M. Sena, Walfrido M. Tomas and Guilherme M. Mourão
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