armadillo

The nine-banded armadillo, which depends heavily on smell, has a very large limbic system.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Two rare snow leopard cubs have been born at the park, alongside Himalayan monals and red deer, as well as Bru the capybara, Snoot the giant armadillo and Atty the sloth at Edinburgh Zoo.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Disneyland regulars who go on the ride multiple times will also become familiar with Lari the armadillo, a good-natured thief who appears multiple times throughout the ride.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024

Eating armadillo meat is not a clear cause of leprosy, but capturing and raising armadillos, along with preparing its meat, are risk factors.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024

“This is an armadillo, I think. You can vote for him if you want. His name is.. . Joe. Joe the Armadillo. He’s brown, and has four legs, and this shell thingy. . . .”

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

Mr. Kneale could have added to his list of creatures with which Floridians are willing to coexist: sharks, raccoons, armadillos, possums, rattlesnakes and bugs of every variety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

A zoo has marked the 19th birthday of a pair of armadillos this week.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

Animals such as capybaras and giant armadillos that wouldn't have ventured farther north used this strip of humid grassland to move from Mexico to Texas to Florida.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024

Armed with sturdy exoskeletons, these ancient arthropods curled up like armadillos to avoid predators or dangerous environmental conditions on the seafloor.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

Giant-plated armadillos once roamed in the very valley where small armadillos were now moving through the brush.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee