A video shows a rare sighting of armadillo quadruplets in Texas. Here are 8 fun facts about the species that you probably don't know.

The nine-banded armadillo, which is the size of a cat or small dog, is the only species found in the U.S. With the exception of East Texas' Trans-Pecos, nine-banded armadillos can be found ...

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 ...

The three nine-banded armadillo pups aren't the only recent new arrivals at the zoo. Hondo, an 8-year-old African lion from the Idaho Falls Zoo, is making a home in Pittsburgh. The hope is that he ...

Pekin's nine-banded armadillo a trailblazer ... It was lowered down into the window well with fruit, vegetables and dog food inside. About 10:30 p.m. Sunday, the armadillo walked into the trap.

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 ...

T he first recorded musing in Texas over what, exactly, the nine-banded armadillo could mean came in the fall of 1891, after an unnamed Texan admirer sent President Benjamin Harrison what turned ...

The nine-banded armadillo, the official state small mammal of Texas, may in fact be made up of four distinct species, one of which is new to science, ...

The nine-banded armadillo, which is native to Central and South America, has been migrating north for decades as average temperatures rise. And because of the mild winter Kansas City just had, it ...

In Portuguese, the nine-banded armadillo is also known as tatu-galinha, or the chicken armadillo, because of the taste of the meat, says Danilo Kluyber, head veterinarian of the Giant Armadillo ...

The three nine-banded armadillo pups aren't the only recent new arrivals at the zoo. Hondo, an 8-year-old African lion from the Idaho Falls Zoo, is making a home in Pittsburgh.