Do you like armadillos? 
Yes! Armadillos are neat mammals with a leathery shell. Have you seen one inthe wild?
They are annoying to me and really loud. I have here in gainseville florida.
I see! Yeah they are native to the Americas and inhabit different environments.
That's true. They are like rodents though =/.
Yes! There was also recent genetic research that suggests there is an extinct giant version of the animal.
That's so cool. I remember learning about them in biology. 
Yeah! I learned in class that "armadillo" means "little armoured one"
That's so funny. It must be spanish.
-rabbit": "āyōtl" (turtle) and "tōchtli" (rabbit). The Portuguese word for "armadillo" is "tatu" which derives from the Tupi language. Similar names are also found in other, especially European, languages.
Classification.
Family Dasypodidae
- Subfamily Dasypodinae
- Genus "Dasypus"
- Nine-banded armadillo or long-nosed armadillo, "Dasypus novemcinctus"
- Seven-banded armadillo, "Dasypus septemcinctus"
- Southern long-nosed armadillo,
Armadillo
Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments. 
Armadillos are characterized by a