How do armadillos roll into a ball?
Whether you’re speaking English or Spanish, you call an armadillo an “armadillo.” Originally native to South America, the mammal’s name literally means “little armored one.” Take a look at an armadillo, and the moniker certainly fits. Its unique outer shell looks like a primitive suit of armor that covers the animal from the top of its head to the tip of its tail. Ranging as far north as Nebraska and west into central Texas, the armadillo crossed over into North America around 150 years ago [source: The Humane Society of the United States]. But that doesn’t mean the armadillo is a newcomer to the animal kingdom. While you’ll only find one species — the nine-banded