armadillos
Plated American mammals
Armadillos are mammals native to the Americas, distinguished by their armor-like shell of bony plates covering their back, head, legs, and tail.
These nocturnal burrowers range from the small pink fairy armadillo to the giant armadillo, with the nine-banded armadillo being the most common and the only species found in the United States.
When threatened, some species can roll into a ball for protection.
Armadillos have been digging up my lawn looking for grubs.
Hard outer covering
- armorProtective combat covering
- platesFlat eating dishes
- bandsMusical performing groups
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
burrowing · claws · nocturnal · insectivore · snout · tail · leprosy · keratin
Second-largest American state
- roadkillVehicle-struck animal remains
- AmericasWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
species · endangered · giant · range · population · sightings · native · tropical
shell
Hard outer covering
mammal · burrowing · claws · nocturnal · insectivore · snout · tail · leprosy · keratin · rolling
Texas
Second-largest American state
- roadkillVehicle-struck animal remains
- AmericasWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
conservation · species · endangered · giant · range · population · sightings · native · tropical · grasslands
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
rooting · swimming · jumping · startling · curling · fleeing · waddling · nocturnal · solitary · territorial
mascot
Group's symbolic figure
- AmarilloTexas Panhandle's largest city
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- tattooPermanent dermal design
folklore · Mexican · Aztec · symbol · curiosity · taxidermy · basket · musical instrument · novelty · roadside
- TexasAlamo, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio
- rural SouthBaptist church, dirt roads, gravel roads, backroads, country roads
- Xenarthranssloth, sloths, anteater, anteaters, giant anteater
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits