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2[[caption-width-right:330:They also [[PrettyInMink tend]] to [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny dress]] [[CoordinatedClothes alike]].]]
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4With twins, you might get [[UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn a boy and]] [[HalfIdenticalTwins a girl]]. But triplets are almost always the same sex. That's what the media seems to think. [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins Usually, they will be all identical]], but sometimes, they are all fraternal for easy recognition. In RealLife, identical twins are always both boys or both girls (for obvious reasons), but most triplets are two identical and one fraternal and only have a fifty-fifty chance of all being the same sex. All-fraternal triplets only have a one-in-four chance.
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6So why are Same Sex Triplets so common in fiction? Because of CastCalculus. Having one of each sex gives you balance, but three people don't divide evenly that way. So triplets are portrayed as three of a kind to give a sense of wholeness to the group. The same appeal makes RealLife Same Sex Triplets more marketable, so they are more likely to achieve fame as a group than mixed triplets. And if they happen to be children, Same-Sex Triplets are just plain [[RuleOfCute cute]].
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8Compare PowerTrio and RuleOfThree. Many TwinTropes also apply to triplets. If this trope is [[AvertedTrope averted]], they may be TwoGuysAndAGirl.
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11!!Examples:
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16* Not unlike WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck, Advertising/ToucanSam has a trio of identical nephews who go on adventures with him. Even their names -- Puey, Susey, and Louis -- [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent sound an awful lot like]] Huey, Dewey, and Louie from the ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse.
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20* The triplets [[BewaretheQuietOnes Thompson, Timber, and Canturbury]] from the second season of ''Anime/BlackButler2008''.
21* A set of same-sex triplets (Taichi, Tatsuji, and Yuzo Tomizawa) become murder suspects in ''Manga/CaseClosed'', and it's up to Conan to figure out which of the three [[{{Patricide}} killed their father]]. [[spoiler:It was Taichi.]] In a subversion, however, The three men have pretty different looks (Taichi has a PornStache, Tatsuji slicks his hair back, Yuzo looks quite younger than the other two), and the only ''actual'' shared physical trait they have are their eyes, their brows and their noses. Which ''coincidentally'' are the only part of the culprit's face that the witnesses could see. Therefore in practice they don't look '''that''' alike, but there's still no easy way to see which triplet was to blame.
22* In ''Manga/ACentaursLife'', ClassRepresentative [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Manami Mitami]] has four younger sisters, three of them being CatGirl triplets. They are called Chigusa, Chinami and Chiho. Collectively, they are called "[[SingleMindedTwins Chi-chan]]".
23* October, November and December from ''Anime/CoyoteRagtimeShow''.
24* Ichigo, Ringo and Sango from ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam''. These three maids appear to be identical in all ways.
25* Mitsuba, Futaba and Hitoha Marui from ''Manga/{{Mitsudomoe}}''. Unlike most examples, they aren't identical, having different hair colors.
26* ''Manga/OnePiece:'' The Charlotte family includes a lot of identical/fraternal siblings, with varying numbers (one set of decuplets, one set of quintuplets, two sets of quadruplets and six sets of triplets). While six of these sets are all one gender each, only the quintuplets - Opera, Counter, Cadenza, Cabaletta and Gala - bear a close enough resemblance to one another to have a hard time telling them apart. The main difference is the number of hair tufts on their dotted heads, plus Opera's creamy appearance (the result of his Devil Fruit) and Counter's mustache. The male decuplets are also virtually identical (except for one being much bigger), and the same goes for the five female decuplets.
27* ''Manga/OsomatsuKun'' and its sequel ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' star identical sextuplets Osomatsu, Karamatsu, Choromatsu, Ichimatsu, Jyushimatsu, and Todomatsu.
28* The Hanamura Triplets from ''Manga/SallyTheWitch''.
29* The Eco Triplets from ''Anime/{{Tamagotchi}}'' are all female.
30* The Butterfly Triplets from ''VisualNovel/ToukaGettan''.
31* Axel, Lutz and Loop Nishigori from ''Anime/YuriOnIce'', a trio of mischievous six-year-old girls who are obsessed with the figure skating world (and are [[ThemeTwinNaming named after figure skating jumps]]).
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35* The Creator/DCComics villain Kushti, who consists of conjoined triplets.
36* The Kleinstocks (Sven, Harlan, and Eric), Creator/MarvelComics supervillains.
37* Also from Creator/MarvelComics, the Stepford Cuckoos, for a time [[spoiler:when three of them were still alive, and before they discovered their innumerable clone siblings]].
38* April, May and June Bleak from ''ComicBook/MyDeadGirlfriend''.
39* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':
40** Lillie, Tillie, and Millie Heyday are identical triplet sisters and are all Holliday Girls.
41** [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Volume 1]]: Joey, Jackie and Johnny Star, are villainous identical triplet brothers who go by the group name the "Triple Stars", with Joey as Red Star, Jackie as White Star and Johnny as Blue Star.
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44[[folder:Comic Strips]]
45* Gooey, Screwy and Ratatouille from ''ComicStrip/LifeInHell''.
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49* ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'': Snag's oldest three daughters are triplets.
50* Nell, Nall, and Nalel are triplets in ''Fanfic/ANewWorldANewWay'' sidestory ''Swarm''. It is implied to be a common occurrence for Changelings.
51* ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': The Changeling trio of Memorizing Gaze (the Royal Protector) and his younger triplet brothers Sound Record and High Finish, who serve as the Sage's Protector and Hivemind Protector (respectively).
52* ''Fanfic/QueensOfMewni'': Sideria the Fortunate had identical triplets, Umbra, Penumbra, and Antumbra. Unfortunately, their jealousy of their older sister Celena led them to try to kill her.
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56* Franchise/{{Barbie}}'s DirectToVideo [[WesternAnimation/{{Barbie}} films]] often do this with little girl characters corresponding to Kelly/Chelsea in the toyline. Very often, they're also a BlondeBrunetteRedhead trio.
57** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsRapunzel'': Katrina, Lorena, and Melody, Prince's Stefan's three younger sisters.
58** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheMagicOfPegasus'': Blush, Rose, and Lilac, the Cloud Queen's three daughters who paint the sky at sunrise and sunset. They're also the only exception to the BlondeBrunetteRedhead pattern: Blush and Lilac are both blonde and Rose has auburn hair.
59** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInTheTwelveDancingPrincesses'': Janessa, Kathleen, and Lacey, the youngest of the twelve sisters.
60** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsTheIslandPrincess'': Sofia, Rita, and Gina, Prince Antonio's three younger sisters.
61* A trio of identical blonde sisters known as "the Bimbettes" appear in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. WordOfGod says that their names are [[RhymeThemeNaming Claudette (in the red dress), Laurette (in the orange dress) and Paulette (in the green dress)]].
62* In the ''Creator/{{Pixar}}'' film ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'', the main protagonist has three younger brothers who're identical triplets named Harris, Hubert and Hamish--[[WordOfGod according to the creators,]] Merida's the only who can tell the triplets apart with no problem.
63* ''WesternAnimation/TheTripletsOfBelleville'' are three ancient ex-cabaret performers who spend their days playing jazz on improvised instruments and dynamiting frogs for their dinner. They're drawn very differently even when young, and as old women they're easy to tell apart.
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67* ''Film/DownWithLove'': Ladies' man Catcher Block is introduced bidding farewell to a set of brunette triplets who provide the page image.
68* When Bowen comes to Kara's village in ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'' and suggests that they sacrifice a virgin to get the dragon to leave them alone, the father of identical dark-haired triplet girls freaks out because Bowen is looking at his daughters.
69* In ''Film/PacificRim'', the Chinese ''[[HumongousMecha Crimson Typhoon]]'' is piloted by the [[http://media.monstersandcritics.com/articles3/1716782/article_images/SSKH19735r.jpg Wei Tang Triplets]].
70* Lisa, Jessie and Megan Wyatt from ''The Parent Trap III'', one of the sequels to ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1961}}''. Interestingly, while the twins were played by the same actress (Creator/HayleyMills), the triplets were played by real-life triplets Leanna, Monica and Joy Creel.
71* ''Film/ASimpleFavor'': When Stephanie confronts Emily about her secrets, including her twin sister, Emily reveals that they were actually triplets. The third sister was stillborn.
72* The 2018 documentary ''Film/ThreeIdenticalStrangers'' tells the story of three identical brothers who were separated at birth and found each other at age 19. The story also counts as a real life example.
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76* Livy's ''Ab urbe condita'': The story of the Horatii and Curiatii from the era of UsefulNotes/TheRomanKingdom. The Horatii and Curiatii were triplet brothers born at about the same time to prominent families from Rome and its Latin rival Alba Longa, respectively. The story goes that the Roman King Tullus Hostilius and his Alban counterpart, the dictator Mettius Fufenius, realized that if their cities had to resort to a full war to resolve their differences (chiefly over leadership of the Latin League), the Etruscans would just take the opportunity to conquer both cities and the rest of Latium in the bargain. So instead they wagered the dispute on the outcome of a fight to the death between these two sets of triplets. (The Horiatii win, in case you were wondering.)
77* The Sisters of Orion in the ''Literature/{{Alterien}}'' series. They are Vasja'ri, T'aryn and Re'nara.
78* Mallory from ''Literature/TheBabysittersClub'' has identical triplet brothers: Adam, Byron and Jordan.
79* The Princesses of Ruwenda in ''Literature/BlackTrillium'', who are not only all fraternal but [[PowerTrio play into]] [[BlondeBrunetteRedhead multiple]] [[BeautyBrainsAndBrawn triplicate]] [[FreudianTrio tropes]]. (Then again, the entire book—as one might have guessed from a title referencing a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium flower]] with trilateral symmetry—runs on the RuleOfThree.)
80* Tsubaki, Azusa and Natsume Asahina from ''Literature/BrothersConflict''.
81* In ''Literature/ChaletSchool'', Joey's triplets Len, Conny, Margot. They are not identical, and have very different personalities.
82* The three Ravers in ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'', who were "three brothers of one birth". Of course, by the time the books take place they've transformed into bodiless, possessing demon spirits and as such don't really have a sex ''per se'' at all, they're still referred to with male pronouns when any gender is applied.
83* The sons of Agape from ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'' are all stout and strong men who grow up to become knights all vying for the same woman.
84* The Roze brothers from ''Literature/GarrettPI'' '''might''' qualify, if puny Dojango and colossal [[GenderBlenderName Doris and Marsha]] really are triplets. But then, there's that whole "[[BizarreAlienReproduction different mothers]]" issue that Garrett refrained from asking about...
85* ''Literature/{{Paperquake}}''. PlayedWith as only two of the three sisters look identical, with the third sister Violet often feeling left out of the triplet bond.
86* Elk-Frodi, Thorir Dogfoot and Bodvar Bjarki from the ''Literature/SagaOfHrolfKraki''. Thorir and Bodvar would be identical if Thorir didn't have dog paws for feet because of a curse.
87* Lily, Rose and Violet from ''Literature/TheSecretOfPlatform13''. They're also identical, which was part of the reason the King and Queen hired them: it would give the young prince the security of one constant helper but could provide three times the work.
88* ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': There are identical same-sex triplets revealed in the penultimate book, [[spoiler:Frank, Ernest, and Dewey]].
89* The ''Snipp, Snapp and Snurr'' children's books by Maj Lindman. Or ''[[DistaffCounterpart Flicka, Ricka and Dicka]]''.
90* The Ran triplets from ''Literature/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku'', all of whom are named Setsuna. They also have personal names, but almost nobody uses them: multiple births are considered unlucky in Saiunkoku, so the triplets were raised to be as identical as possible and only the wife of one of the triplets [[spoiler:and, eventually, Shuuei]] can tell them apart.
91* Zigzagged in one book of the ''[[Literature/SweetValleyHigh Sweet Valley Twins]]'' series. Jessica and Elizabeth convince a new acquaintance they don't like that they're actually triplets; they take turns playing the third sister, Jennifer.
92* The eponymous girls from the Spanish children's book series ''The Triplets''.
93* Trips, Traps and Trull in ''Trips Traps Ja Trull''. A rare case where two of the triplets are identical.
94* Though there are quite a few sets of triplets in ''Literature/WarriorCats'', this trope is almost always averted. Possibly the only example of it being played straight is with Crookedstar and Willowbreeze's kits: Willowkit, Minnowkit, and Silverkit ([[spoiler:though only Silverkit survives the illness that kills her sisters and mother just after their birth]]).
95* Melody, Harmony and Rhythm from ''Literature/{{Xanth}}''.
96* The Chiga triplets from ''Literature/{{Zaregoto}}''.
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100* The ''Series/CSIMiami'' episode "Triple Threat" features identical triplet women.
101* Tracy, Niki and Barbara from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', all of them played by Ali Carter. Not only are they SeparatedAtBirth, they also have completely different powers (Barbara's are unknown). Niki has SuperStrength and Tracy is AnIcePerson.
102* Rudy, from ''Series/{{Misfits}}'', is introduced with the power to split off a physically identical duplicate of himself (who happens to embody his more sensitive, kinder, responsible side), but it's revealed sometime later that there's actually a ''second'' [[GoodAngelBadAngel duplicate who is kind of a psycho but has been locked up in jail]]. [[EvilTwin He gets released, forcibly re-merges with the others, and takes control of the unified persona.]]
103* On the first episode of ''Series/MorkAndMindy'', while Mork is in the 50s visiting The Fonz and wants to experience human dating, Fonzie tries to think of whom he could get. Fonzie mentions "the Hooper triplets" commenting, "Now there's a six-pack to go."
104* ''Series/PairOfKings'' featured Brady, Boomer and Boz. PlayedForLaughs since the triplets are obviously fraternal (especially since one is black and the other two are white).
105* Charlotte and Cooper's triplets on ''Series/PrivatePractice'' are all girls, named Georgia, Caroline, and Rachel.
106* The basic principle of this trope is averted in the short-lived sitcom, ''Quintuplets.'' Of the titular quints, there were three boys and two girls, all apparently fraternal.
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110* The Del Rubio triplets (Edith, Elena and Milly). They also played the Wanker Triplets on ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''.
111* The Fernández Rousse triplets (María Laura, María Emilia and María Eugenia), three singers known collectively as Trix.
112* The Villegas triplets (Diana, Sylvia and Vicky) of the pop group The Triplets.
113* The Haden triplets (Petra, Tanya and Rachel).
114* The Landeberg triplets (Izzy, Rock and Kelii) of The Wildflowers.
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118* Although there are many triplicate goddesses in various European mythologies, such as Hecate or the Norns, the differentiation into the [[TheHecateSisters Maiden, Mother and Crone]] wasn't invented [[NewerThanTheyThink before the 19th century]].
119* Myth/GreekMythology has the 3 Fates, the 3 Furies, the 3 Graces, the 3 (elder) Cyclopes, the 3 Hekatonkhires, the 3 Horai/Seasons (usually), the 3 Harpies (usually), the 3 Graeae, and the 3 Gorgons (usually). The Hesperides sometimes number 3. The Romans also adopted the Fates (renamed Parcae) and Graces (renamed Gratiae) into their pantheon.
120* Several ancient religions in Eurasia have the triple Fates. One famous example is Myth/NorseMythology, with the 3 Norns: Urd, Skuld, and Verdandi. They sometimes correspond to past, present, and future.
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125* The Blues (Jay, Jake, and Jim) from ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'' are triplets, and they're all male.
126* In ''Series/{{CSI}}: Hard Evidence'', one of the investigations involves triplet brothers.
127* A codex entry in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' talks about the "three little empresses," also known as "the triplets who were not triplets." An Empress of Orlais in the Steel Age was believed to have given birth to only one daughter, but adopted two lookalikes as protection against assassination, and the princesses were presented to the public as triplets. According to the children's rhyme about the phenomenon, two of the girls were indeed murdered, with the survivor claiming the throne - and no one sure whether or not she was the true heir.
128* In ''VideoGame/{{Helltaker}}'', Cerberus is known as the Triple Demon and is portrayed as three identical [[LittleBitBeastly dog-eared]] women, referencing how the original Cerberus from Myth/ClassicalMythology is a dog with three heads. However, they're actually just one soul inhabiting three different bodies, as shown by how they're a HiveMind.
129* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': Anemone is known to have three younger brothers. A random blurb that can appear while babysitting mentions that they are triplets.
130* In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', Cilan, Chili and Cress are triplet brothers/Gym Leaders. Unlike most examples, they aren't identical since they all have different hair and eye colors.
131* In the ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' [[AllThereInTheManual supplemental comics]], the Mann brothers consist of the identical twins Redmond and Blutarch, and their fraternal triplet Gray, who [[BrainyBaby could speak at birth]] and [[RaisedByWolves was kidnapped and raised by an eagle]].
132* ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'' has Areshi and his two brothers, who look very similar other than the color of the tracksuit they wear (Areshi always wears red).
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136* ''VisualNovel/BacheloretteParty'': Erik, Karl, and Stoli Magnusson are members of the Norwegian Mafia alongside their father Sven and younger brother Lukas. Each of them makes a separate appearance.
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140* ''Webcomic/MenageA3'': The Archer Triplets, one of (or rather, three of) [[TheCasanova Zii]]'s past conquests, as seen in one-panel brief flashback, were all male — and apparently were said to be identical, although Zii cast a doubt on that on the basis of their sexual performances.
141* [[spoiler:Robin and Leslie]] have these near the end of ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'', named Abigail, Tabitha and Gabriella (Abby, Tabby and Gabby respectively).
142* ''Blog/SliceOfLife'' has Same-Sex ''Heptuplets'' with the Bons -- Bonnie, Bombe, Bonelle, Bon Suite, Bon Bond, Bonita, and Bon-Bon.
143* The titular characters from ''Webcomic/TwiceTheTriplets'' are ''two sets'' of girl triplets, named Summer, Hannah, Dani (the older ones), Kiley, Skye and Sunshine (the younger). [[spoiler:Averted with Dacey's babies, who are two boys and one girl.]]
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147* From Website/{{Killerbunnies}}, we have Fern, Tommie, and Flori Evans, who all have blue eyes, blond hair, color scheme and makeup.
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151* In ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatianStreet'', the Triple D, consisting of Destiny, Dallas, and Déjà Vu, are a trio of triplet Dalmatian puppies that are all female and tend to talk at the same time.
152* ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'':
153** The titular trio of brothers. Although some sources give them different ages, they're actually triplets. In early promotional art they were identical, but were given individualized designs for their first cartoon. One episode of the cartoon cements the triplet status by having them search for their birth mother - among other things, they want to know when their birthday is.
154** Their {{Distaff Counterpart}}s, the Chipettes, are a trio of sisters. There is a fourth Chipette who predates the girls; however, she is unrelated to them and hasn't appeared in canon for decades.
155* From the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. They also have {{Distaff Counterpart}}s in April, May, and June.
156** In ''WesternAnimation/CaseyBatsAgain'', three of Casey's nine daughters are a set of triplets, who all look identical to each other.
157* In ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', the Annoyingly Cute Triplets Who Lived Upon the Hill (the Victorian era counterparts of the Delightful Children from Down the Lane) were all female.
158* [[TheFairFolk The Weird Sisters]] on ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}},'' who are also identical except for their hair color (blonde, white and black).
159* Maggie's triplet cousins from ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast''.
160* WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}} had 4 identical nephews--Pip-Eye, Pup-Eye, Poop-Eye, and Peep-Eye.
161* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' were genetically engineered to be triplet girls. Unlike most examples, they are not identical.
162** Likewise, [[SpearCounterpart the Rowdyruff Boys]] or [[ThePsychoRangers the Powerpunk Girls]] from [[CanonForeigner the comics]].
163* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
164** The show once did a retelling of ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' where Moe and Marge have a set of triplets. All looks like Moe-faced Maggies.
165** In one episode, a psychiatrist makes a brief mention to Bart about the fact that Sherri and Terri are in fact two-thirds of a set of (formerly) conjoined triplets. And the third sister is [[EvilTwin out for revenge...]]
166* The third season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' had an episode featuring [[CreepyTwins the Twins']] older triplet brothers, who were also single-minded but [[BigBrotherBully brutal to their younger siblings]].
167* Sisters Anna, Teresa and Helena from ''WesternAnimation/TheTriplets''. Their outfits are [[ColorCodedCharacters color-coded]] to allow the viewers to tell them apart.
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171* The Dahm triplets.
172* Faith, Hope and Charity Cardwell, the longest-lived set of triplets (95 when the first of the three died).
173* [[MakingUseOfTheTwin Triplets played baby Katie]] on ''Series/DrQuinnMedicineWoman'', enabling her to be frequently seen on-screen without ever violating SAG rules or child-labor laws about the amount of hours a child can work. Most shows with babies use twins for this reason, but for Katie, ''triplets'' were needed.
174* In the ''Series/LawAndOrder'' episode "Phobia," the baby boy was played by real life triplets [[http://articles.mcall.com/2001-02-10/news/3345922_1_law-order-triplets-show Drew, Rob, and Kyle Lichtenwalner]]. Rob and Kyle actually played the child in scenes where he appeared; Drew appears in photographs of the infant character.
175* When armadillos have litters, it's always identical quadruplets.
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