For a long time, the tree was dense — filled with delicate green leaves and big pink flowers in season ... I’d like to tell you that on that very day a fairy godmother appeared, waving ...

First up, the pink fairy armadillo–its actual name. It doesn't have wings and can't cast spells and stuff like a real fairy, but it does have a rosy shell that acts like a radiator. By pumping ...

With coral-hued built-in armor and tiny in stature, the pink fairy armadillo seems to be made for a fairy tale. But when the Smithsonian Institution tweeted a photo of the 6-inch mammal in June ...

Although this guy looks quite large, the pink fairy armadillo only grows to about 6 inches long. Found only in central Argentina, this is the smallest armadillo species in the world. Like other ...

Journal of Zoology, researchers studied the microscopic anatomy of sections of pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) skin with and without osteoderms — bony plates embedded in the skin.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Talk about a cutie! The Fairy Dust Pink Cuphea (Cuphea ramosissima ‘Fairy Dust Pink’) is a lovely warm-season annual. This plant is ...

The pink fairy duster, Calliandra eriophylla, is one of my all-time favorite native plants. It’s a low native shrub that loves full sun and poor soils, and it’s great for pollinators ...

Pink fairy armadillos, which are just 6 inches long, appear to have evolved a strange double skin millions of years ago as they moved underground in response to the climate becoming more arid.