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 ...

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 ...

ASHEVILLE - If you’ve seen armadillos in Western North Carolina, the state’s Wildlife Resources Commission wants your pictures. Wildlife is asking the public to report any sightings of nine-banded ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia has its own share of strange animals, but a type of armadillo could be next on the list if the species continues to expand as expected. Nine-banded Armadillo – ...

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 ...

Armadillos have recently been spotted as far north as the Missouri-Iowa border. The nine-banded armadillo, which is native to Central and South America, has been migrating north for decades as average ...

PEKIN — If Mindy Wendling had not seen it with her own eyes, she might not have believed it. There was an armadillo in her backyard. Late Aug. 26, her children called her downstairs because there was ...

Good morning Loveland! This Monday, Sept. 23, marks the official start to fall, as the autumnal equinox hits the Northern Hemisphere. For those who are curious, timeanddate.com has a handy chart to ...

Chris Emerling, a graduate student working with Prof. Mark S. Springer in the Department of Biology at the University of California, Riverside, gave a poster presentation on the nine-banded armadillo ...

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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 ...