The strange armadillo

By Wyatt Blassingame

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Animals, fiction, Nine-banded armadillo, Children's fiction, Armadillos

Description: Discusses the characteristics and habits of the nine-banded armadillo of the United States and its particular connection to leprosy research. Also presents facts about the nineteen other armadillo species and their cousins, the sloths and the anteaters.