Dr.Doolittle

Armadillos are literally living dinosaurs, left over from previous eras, and the only mammals on the earth to have their own built in suit of armor. Texas designated the nine-banded armadillo as the official state small mammal in 1995. 

A distant cousin of the sloth and anteater, the nine-bounded armadillo is the only species that occurs in North America. A bony,scaled, shell protects the armadillo from predators. Originally native to South America, the nine-banded armadillo now ranges as far as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Louisiana. Armadillos are amazing and awesome creatures!