In my view Armadillo is also the better film.
While we agree that the two retrotransposed elements supporting this relationship are exceedingly strong characters, we prefer to consider the independent loss of these in the sloth and the armadillo as "possible but unlikely".
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Sequences that were showing significant homology (E-value ≤ 1) with the prototypical ARM repeat proteins such as β-catenin, importin-α, plakophilin, and APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) were considered as members of Armadillo superfamily in O. sativa.
In some areas armadillos are increasingly considered agricultural pests, not only because they can damage and contaminate silo bags and may act as direct consumers of crops, but also their burrowing activities interfere with farming practices.
It took several goes - an armadillo, a rabbit and a dog were all considered - before the team settled on Sonic, a speedy blue hedgehog.
In the studies of nine-banded armadillo and newborn rats as described previously, it is considered that hematopoietic effects are caused by hematopoietic organ itself exposed to low temperature.
Bonaparte considered the gondwanatheres to be probably most closely related to the xenarthrans (sloths, armadillos, and anteaters) within a group called Paratheria.
Parker Posey, traveling with her sister (Susan Yeagley), is an armadillo from a Southern college that almost gets disqualified because her team, the Leaping Squaw, could be considered cultural appropriation.
