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Houston Public Media<p>A fresh look at the armadillo, including the ones in Texas, shows it's far more diverse than we knew! 🦔 Four distinct species, one new discovery as a result of a decade of research.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/02/05/513082/armadillo-texas-mexican-long-nosed-research-species-diversity/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/health-science/2025/02/05/513082/armadillo-texas-mexican-long-nosed-research-species-diversity/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FieldMuseumOfNaturalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FieldMuseumOfNaturalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MexicanLongNosedArmadillo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MexicanLongNosedArmadillo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NineBandedArmadillo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NineBandedArmadillo</span></a></p>
Animal Toy Blog<p><b>Armadillo, 2024 (Wild Life America by Schleich)</b></p><p>Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972</p><p>Armadillos, which are part of the superorder Xenarthra along with anteaters and sloths, are immediately recognizable by their tough armoured hides, which makes them almost seem more reptilian than mammalian. There are currently 21 recognized species, all native to the Americas, with the smallest and the largest being the pink fairy […]</p><p>Read more... <a href="https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/armadillo-wild-life-america-by-schleich/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/armadillo-wild-life-america-by-schleich/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/tag/dasypus/" target="_blank">#Dasypus</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/tag/dasypus-novemcinctus/" target="_blank">#DasypusNovemcinctus</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/tag/nine-banded-armadillo/" target="_blank">#nineBandedArmadillo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/category/schleich/" target="_blank">#Schleich</a></p>
Tim O'Connell<p>Vilified by weirdos who worry about the aesthetics of their &quot;lawns&quot;, I find <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/armadillos" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>armadillos</span></a> charming and fascinating. If anything, folks should be thanking them for de-grubbing their turf! <br /><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biogeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biogeography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/LittleArmoredOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LittleArmoredOne</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NineBandedArmadillo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NineBandedArmadillo</span></a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/YuYaEg_KOAc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/YuYaEg_KOAc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>