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As mentioned previously, these creatures do not do well in captivity. The survival rate is so low that many will die in transport from where they were captured to their new area of captivity. Pink Fairies that are put into captivity typically do not last longer than a few hours or at most eight days. Not a single specimen has survived more than four years. These factors, on top of evolutionary distinctiveness, the restricted geographic range, ongoing threats, and rarity, make conservation extremely urgent for the Pink Fairy Armadillo. | As mentioned previously, these creatures do not do well in captivity. The survival rate is so low that many will die in transport from where they were captured to their new area of captivity. Pink Fairies that are put into captivity typically do not last longer than a few hours or at most eight days. Not a single specimen has survived more than four years. These factors, on top of evolutionary distinctiveness, the restricted geographic range, ongoing threats, and rarity, make conservation extremely urgent for the Pink Fairy Armadillo. | ||
|trivia=* The Pink Fairy Armadillo was first described by paleontologist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harlan Richard Harlan] in 1825 | |trivia=* The Pink Fairy Armadillo was first described by paleontologist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harlan Richard Harlan] in 1825 | ||
* They are the smallest living armadillo | * They are the smallest living armadillo | ||