Mammalian Anomaly: The Secret Armor of African Spiny Mice
Unlike crocodiles, turtles, lizards, dinosaurs, and fish that possess bony plates and scales, mammals have long since exchanged their ancestral armor for an insulating layer of hair. Armadillos, boasting a defensive and supple shell of overlapping bones, are thought to be the sole living anomaly.
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