The nine-banded armadillo is the official small mammal of Texas. The nine-banded armadillo is the Lone Star State's official small mammal. It is one of the most recognizable small mammals because ...

A group of armadillos originally thought to be a single species may actually be four separate species, research has found. The nine-banded armadillo, the official state small mammal of Texas, may ...

You may or may not know that the armadillo is Texas' official small mammal. Did you know that ... nine-banded armadillos can be found throughout the state, according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife ...

In news that’s likely to be awkward for whoever decided that the nine-banded armadillo should be the state small animal of Texas, scientists have discovered that it’s actually four different ...

In the U.S., these armadillos were emblematic as the state small mammal of Texas. As early as 1998, Frédéric Delsuc started noticing differences in the DNA of armadillos from Texas versus ...

Maybe they’ll put forth a resolution. The official state large mammal is the Texas longhorn. The official state small mammal is the armadillo. Why the distinction? There was a heated debate in ...

The Nine-Banded Armadillo even became named the “The Official Texas State Small Mammal” by the Texas Legislature. Then tragedy struck. Science announced that ‘dillos carried leprosy.

The nine-banded armadillo, the official state small mammal of Texas, may in fact be made up of four distinct species, one of which is new to science, according to a new paper in the journal ...

The Longhorn has inspired numerous cultural symbols, artworks, and even serves as the mascot for the University of Texas' Longhorns football team. State small mammal: Nine-banded armadillo The ...

and even serves as the mascot for the University of Texas' Longhorns football team. The nine-banded armadillo is the Lone Star State's official small mammal. It is one of the most recognizable ...