The armadillo is one of my favorite animals, the name itself actually means "little armoured one" in Spanish!
I have never seen an armadillo. Don't know much about them. What do they eat?
I do not actually, do you? I only know that there are over 21 extant species of armadillo, so there are different kinds.
Oh wow. Where do you normally find armadillos at ?
Armadillos are a native South American mammal, it falls under one of South America's three distinct groups of terrestrial mammals.
I've never been to South America, so that is most likely why I've not seen one. I wonder if they have any in the zoos here in the United States.
Oh I'm sure they do somewhere. There are many distinct animals that come from South America. South America actually shared a land connection to Antarctica during the early Cenozoic days.
That is awesome! I hope to see one someday.
leathery armour shell and long sharp claws for digging. They have short legs, but can move quite quickly. The average length of an armadillo is about , including tail. The giant armadillo grows up to and weighs up to , while the pink fairy armadillo has a length of only . When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up into a ball.
Etymology.
The word "armadillo" means "little armoured one" in Spanish. The Aztecs called them "āyōtōchtli" , Nahuatl for "turtle
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