Introduction
Armadillos are mammals that have bony plates covering much of their body. They are the only known living mammals to wear these plates. Their shield-like shells led these animals to obtain the Spanish name armadillo, which in English translates to “little armored one.” There are 20 recognized varieties (with multiple subspecies) of armadillos and all but one can be found primarily in Latin America (Mengak, 2004).
The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), aka long-nosed armadillo, can be found in North, Central, and South America, and is the most widespread of the armadillo species (Smith, 2007). They are primarily found in
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