(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - They may seem like strange bedfellows, but scientists now believe the tiny nine-branded armadillo is the cause of a big problem - spreading leprosy in the southern United States ...
Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are nocturnal, semifossorial, insectivorous mammals that historically live in warm climates but have been moving northward over the past 150+ y. As ...