An armadillo is a small animal with a hard covering of bony plates on its back, like a suit of armour. It lives in parts of North and South America.

An armadillo犰狳 is a small animal是一種小型動物 with a hard covering of bony plates on its back背上有一層硬硬的骨板覆蓋，like a suit of armour就像穿了一套盔甲。It牠 lives in parts of North and South America生活在北美洲和南美洲的部分地區。

Some kinds can roll into a tight ball when they are afraid; some cannot, and they run or dig instead. They have strong claws and often live in holes they make in the ground.

Some kinds有些種類 when they are afraid害怕的時候 can roll into a tight ball可以縮成一顆緊緊的球；some cannot有些不行，and they run or dig instead而是用跑的或挖洞來代替。They牠們 have strong claws有強壯的爪子 and often live in holes也常常住在洞裡 they make in the ground那些洞是牠們自己在地上挖的。

You will meet them in zoos and nature films; they do not live wild in Taiwan.

You你 will meet them會遇到牠們 in zoos and nature films在動物園和自然紀錄片裡；they do not live wild in Taiwan牠們在台灣沒有野生族群。

The English name is Spanish and means, roughly, “the little one in armour.” It is a mammal, not a turtle — a turtle's shell is a different kind of thing — and it is not a pangolin, though people mix those two because both look plated. The “arm” you can see in the spelling is the Spanish for armed / armoured, not the English word for the part of your body.

The English name這個英文名字 is Spanish其實是西班牙文，and means, roughly, "the little one in armour."大概的意思是「穿盔甲的小東西」。It is a mammal牠是哺乳類，not a turtle不是烏龜——a turtle's shell is a different kind of thing烏龜的殼是完全不同的東西——and it is not a pangolin也不是穿山甲，though people mix those two because both look plated雖然因為兩者外表都有一片一片的，人們常把牠們搞混。The "arm" you can see in the spelling拼字裡看到的那個「arm」，is the Spanish for armed / armoured其實是西班牙文「武裝的／有盔甲的」的意思，not the English word for the part of your body不是英文裡指身體「手臂」的那個字。