Did you know armadillos are armored mammals known for their often identical quadruplet births, impressive underwater swimming abilities and sometimes jumping, when startled, up to four or five feet ?

Did you know the name "armadillo" is Spanish for "little armored one," referring to the plates of dermal bone covered in keratin scales that form their shell ? (They are native to the Americas, with the nine-banded variety being the most common.)

Did you know they range from the 3-ounce pink fairy armadillo (5–6 inches long) to the 130 pound giant armadillo (can grow up to 5 feet long) ?

Did you know they are the only animals, other than humans, that can carry the bacteria that causes leprosy ? (But transmission to humans is very rare.)

Did you know when crossing a narrow stream, armadillos can simply sink and walk across the bottom, holding their breath for up to six minutes and to swim across wider bodies of water, they gulp air to inflate their stomach and intestines, using them like a built-in life jacket to float ?