Armadillos are often assumed to be a critter of the wild west, but they can actually be found in several places across the United States, including Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources ...

The official state small mammal of Texas is rapidly spreading across North Carolina. Scientists say armadillos likely will be in all 100 counties within the next 10 to 15 years.

Olivia O’Hearn, a graduate student at the University of Kentucky, studies a dead armadillo. Researchers have collected and studied at least 31 roadkill armadillos as part of a project examining their ...

Indiana now has breeding populations of armadillos. According to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), armadillos have colonized much of southeastern Indiana and are spreading north and ...

INDIANA (WSBT) — You’ve probably seen raccoons and opossums, but what about armadillos? The hard-shell mammal has officially made its way into the Hoosier state and into our area! When you think of ...

A nine-banded armadillo searches for food in Daviess County. This is Indiana’s 50th confirmed nine-banded armadillo, photographed while foraging by state mammalogist Brad Westrich in June 2021.

Armadillos have been spotted in the area as this species’ population in Indiana continues to grow. The nine-banded armadillos, the only armadillo species found in the United States, were first ...

With their tough, leathery shells, interesting digging habits and pattern of giving birth to identical quadruplets, nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are full of quirks. These solitary ...