the armadillo is the official state mammal of texas.
armadillos get run over in texas all the time because their natural defense mechanism when they see a predator is to curl up in a ball and just sort of go into the air. armadillos think cars are predators. people driving cars think armadillos are stupid.
so, if you:
a) live in texas,
b) drive a car,
c) see a lot of armadillos, or
d) two or more of the above,
please be nice to armadillos! they don't know any better.