Replica Northern Fur Seal Skull (Female) SG-Hoofed-Species Hairy armadillos are more nocturnal

Hairy armadillos are more nocturnal during summer to avoid heat

This feature helps to prevent the fouling of feathers and bacterial build-up

spiraled tooth that projects like a horn and can reach a length of 10 feet (3 m) in males

Southern Argentina

not above feeding on wounded or trapped prey

Replica Northern Fur Seal Skull (Female) SG-Hoofed-Species Hairy armadillos are more nocturnalThe northern fur seal ranges in the Pacific ocean from California to southern Alaska. Fur seals have thick pelage that aids to insulate this cold water species. This species is mostly solitary while at sea but congregates in groups numbering over a million during breeding seasons. This gregarious nature has allowed humans to commercially harvest fur seals for hundreds of years which lead to a decline in their populations. Now protected, fur seals