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Armadillo Stops To Smell The Flowers At Denver Zoo

DENVER (CBS4) -- If you think armadillos are adorable and daffodils are delightful, this video might just make your day.

Pele Explores Giraffe Meadow

If you went out for a walk in this beautiful sunshine, you're not alone. Before we donated our daffodils, little Miss Pele took a wander through the meadow, for some impromptu enrichment, exploring a new space with new sights, sounds and SMELLS! And while this little three-banded armadillo is indeed very speedy, her steps are very small, so it's easy for us to keep up with her. That, and she has a really positive association with her crate, so when we were ready to go home, we just set it down and she just walked right in! #closedbutstillcaring

Posted by Denver Zoo on Sunday, May 3, 2020

The Denver Zoo posted video of Miss Pele taking a walk among the flowers on a sunny day.

"Before we donated our daffodils, little Miss Pele took a wander through the meadow, for some impromptu enrichment, exploring a new space with new sights, sounds and SMELLS!" zoo officials wrote on Facebook.

Zoo officials say the three-banded armadillo is "very speedy" but, because her steps are very small, it's easy to keep up with her.

Also, officials say she has a really positive association with her crate.

"...when we were ready to go home, we just set it down and she just walked right in!" officials said.

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