Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though about 20 species of armadillo exist worldwide, the nine-banded armadillo is the only one found in the United States.

“Armadillo” is Spanish for “little armored one.” Of the 20 species, only one – the nine-banded armadillo – is native to the United States. Bands are movable sections of the mammal’s hard shell.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Armadillos have a coat of armor and are great for our environment, and we got to meet one right here in the WCTV studio. Allison Ashcroft from the Tallahassee Museum ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking the natural habitat of the nine-banded armadillo is the side of the highway. That its natural state is, in fact, dead, its little paws outstretched in a belated ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana now has breeding populations of armadillos. According to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), armadillos have colonized much of southeastern Indiana and are ...

Chip is a regular participant in the museum’s daily animal interactions, which take place at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and on ...