Video from the Toledo Zoo shows the newborn curling up into a ball to be weighed on a small scale. The three-banded armadillo is the only species of armadillo that can fully roll up into a ball ...

but the southern three-banded armadillo and the Brazilian three-banded armadillo are the only ones capable of rolling into a complete ball for protection.

Only two armadillo species, the southern three-banded and the Brazilian three-banded, roll into a ball if threatened. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature assesses the Brazilian ...

The nine-banded armadillo is the only species in the United States. Spanish for "little armored one" the armadillo can actually have anywhere between 7 to 11 plates that cover the top half of its body ...

It’s one of only two species of armadillo that can roll into a ball. "I’m delighted to welcome such an important member to the 2014 team," said Ronaldo. "The mascot will play a key ...

A baby armadillo was about the size of a golf ball when it was born at the Toledo Zoo. Screengrab from Toledo Zoo video A tiny new arrival at an Ohio zoo was “the size of a golf ball” at birth.