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 seven-banded armadillo births between eight and 15 identical pups with each litter. The pups are born fully formed with their eyes open, according to TPWD .

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 (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 first documented sighting of an armadillo in North Carolina didn’t occur until 2007. They’ve now been spotted in about 25 counties, including Mecklenburg and almost all surrounding counties.