Armadillo is a Spanish word meaning "little armored one." Though all of the approximately 20 species of armadillos have hard, protective outer-shell "armor," each species is a bit different. Compare, ...

A baby armadillo was about the size of a golf ball when it was born at the Toledo Zoo. Screengrab from Toledo Zoo video A tiny new arrival at an Ohio zoo was “the size of a golf ball” at birth.

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 ...

Purdue College of Agriculture News: An armored mammal, once limited to the swamps and forests of the Deep South, is now burrowing its way through the backyards and woodlands of Indiana. The ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. We’re of the impression -- under normal circumstances -- that all baby ...