Armadillo lion

History
This large animal has the body and head of a lion. The fur on its feet and lower part of its face is white. Its main trunk and the upper parts of its legs are covered by shaggy brown hair. Its back is topped by an armadillo-like segmented carpace, which extends to cover the top of its head. It has an armadillo-like hairless tail. When startled, the armadillo lion can curl up into an armored ball, much like the three-banded armadillo.

An Armadillo Lion was first seen in "Tales of Ba Sing Se."

Conncetion
The Armadillo Lion can be easily connected to the real world. The Armadillo Lion is part armidillo and part lion.