Nine-banded armadillos are expanding their range eastward across North Carolina, with sightings now reported in coastal counties. While the animals can be a nuisance by digging holes, they also eat ...

The only armadillo native to the United States is the nine-banded. Armadillos are the only mammal other than humans to carry a specific strain of leprosy. The armadillo's closest animal relative is ...

No, that’s not a dinosaur. Or dragon. Or Pokémon. It’s a baby southern three-ringed armadillo, born at the Virginia Zoo in August. It’s the second pup born to its mother, Izel, and father, Vigo.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct an error. We regret the error. CARBONDALE, Ill. – Over the past decade southern Illinois residents have ...

An armadillo is an unusual-looking mammal, and one that most people would probably associate with southern states like Texas and Louisiana. A Purdue expert recently reported that we have armadillos in ...

An adorable three-banded armadillo investigated a mini pumpkin he was treated to at the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, Indiana. The Potawatomi Zoo captured this video of the armadillo, named Pivot. The ...

An evocative new documentary about the artist Jim Franklin begins quietly, with a single reverent quotation: “It became obvious from the start that Franklin was the only person who should ever draw ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

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