
Nine-banded armadillo
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Oct 20, 2026
"ARMADILLOS: FROM PINK FARIES TO GIANTS!" with Dr. Mariella Superina
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1:32Mark KyleHOST
Now, here's a weird fact.
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1:34Mark KyleHOST
The nine-banded armadillo, the ones we see in the U.S., when they have babies, they're actually quadruplets every single time.
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1:43Mark KyleHOST
And the females...
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1:45Mark KyleHOST
They can delay their pregnancy.
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20:26Mark KyleHOST
You know which one I'm saving to the end because it's so cool.
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20:30Mark KyleHOST
But let's talk about the ones that most people here in the U.S. at least would be familiar with.
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20:35Mariella SuperinaGUEST
Okay, so that is the nine-banded armadillo, and that's actually the most studied species.
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20:42Mariella SuperinaGUEST
Well, if you had interviewed me a year ago, I would have told you that it occurs from Argentina, Uruguay, up to the U.S., everywhere.