Growing up in the Mission Valley area, I saw many small animals on our land, such as racoons, skunks, possums, and, of course, armadillos. Did you know that the nine-banded armadillo, a distant cousin ...

With its scaly armor, pointy ears, elongated snout, and curved claws, the armadillo is undeniably odd-looking. Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious ...