When people encounter armadillos, they usually describe the armored mammals in derogatory terms. "Pests" is a common word, as ...

April showers, May flowers, and tons of adorable baby animals. The official start of spring might still be a couple of weeks ...

She’s spent years studying three of the 20 species of armadillos. Her doctoral research focused on Euphractus sexcinctus, aka the yellow, or six-banded, armadillo (above), whose courtship ...

The hard plate on the head of the armadillo covers any openings, turning it into a ball of impenetrable armor. Three-banded armadillos have an incredible sense of smell. This scent sensitivity helps ...

The Mammals Dark team travelled to Argentina to film one of the least mammal-like mammals in the world – the ‘large hairy armadillo’. Image by Tom Parry. Camera operator Max Smith sets up a ...

When giant armadillo-like creatures roamed Florida ... From this fossil record, it appears that some species from the early Pleistocene went extinct, while others show up for the first time ...

Late last month, the Tampa Bay Fossil Club announced its findings from a 2022 excavation in Florida’s Big Bend region. A ...

The three-banded armadillo is indigenous to Brazil. It’s one of only two species of armadillo that can roll into a ball. "I’m delighted to welcome such an important member to the 2014 team ...