When danger looms, the tiny and spiky armadillo lizard curls its body into a ball and bites its own tail — on purpose!

The email came from Quarry Hill teacher-naturalist Kirk Payne. He alerted me that Rochester diving coach and youth swim instructor Rich Ballard had phoned to tell Quarry Hill he had seen a dead ...

The armadillo, an ancient mammal that first appeared 65 million years ago, is currently represented by approximately 20 different species, the most common of which in the US is the nine-banded ...

OK, but really. Ricardo, the three-banded armadillo, is burning his energy on this giant running wheel to keep him healthy. This helps keep him active during both the day and night since most ...

If you have driven highway roads from Columbia down south, there is good chance you have seen one of the strangest-looking animals that Missouri now hosts: the nine-banded armadillo. This strange ...