The nine-banded armadillo is expanding its territory into parts of the country it has never been seen in before, taking everyone from wildlife experts to homeowners to pest and wildlife control ...

The Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) was officially adopted as the state small mammal of Texas in 1995. Dasypus translates from Latin and Greek words referring to ‘hairy feet’ and/or ‘hare ...

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.

Armadillos have been sighted recently as far as northern Indiana. We have the scoop on why the uptick of furless creatures ...

Spring is upon us and that means all those animals that made their way south for the winter are making their way back north. Flocks of birds, kaleidoscopes of butterflies — and a roll of armadillos?

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 ...

With their tough, leathery shells, interesting digging habits, and pattern of giving birth to identical quadruplets, nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are full of quirks. These solitary ...

While their scaly armor and long claws look vaguely reptilian, armadillos belong to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters. There are nearly two dozen species of armadillos, from six-inch ...

There are around 20 species of armadillo, but only the nine-banded armadillo is found in the U.S. This post from rwpzoo shares two of the four nine-banded armadillo pups that mom, Patsy, recently gave ...

You may or may not know that the armadillo is Texas' official small mammal. Did you know that, despite popular belief and depictions in the media, most armadillo species can't roll into a ball? Do you ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said the animals are traveling from the western and southern parts of the state. "They've been in Tennessee for about 30 years now," said Matt Cameron, the ...