Spring is upon us and that means all those animals that made their way south for the winter are making their way back north. Flocks of birds, kaleidoscopes of butterflies — and a roll of armadillos?

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/or ‘hare ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said the animals are traveling from the western and southern parts of the state. "They've been in Tennessee for about 30 years now," said Matt Cameron, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though about 20 species of armadillo exist worldwide, the nine-banded armadillo is the only one found in the United States.

You’d be forgiven for thinking the natural habitat of the nine-banded armadillo is the side of the highway. That its natural state is, in fact, dead, its little paws outstretched in a belated ...

ASHEVILLE - If you’ve seen armadillos in Western North Carolina, the state’s Wildlife Resources Commission wants your pictures. Wildlife is asking the public to report any sightings of nine-banded ...

The next time you’re out walking along a greenway or hiking in the mountains be on the lookout for one of North Carolina’s newest residents: the insect-eating nine-banded armadillo. Native to South ...