Luke Massey / Seven banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus) Pantanal, Brazil.

Kevin Schafer / Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus), adult female standing and sniffing air. Pantanal, Brazil, October.

Pete Oxford / Yellow Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) walking beneath a cactus, Caatinga habitat, South America

Pete Oxford / Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) rolls into a protective ball when threatened, endemic to Cerrado and Caatinga habitats, Brazil

Claus Meyer / Yellow Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) peeking out of burrow, Caatinga ecosystem, Brazil

Norbert Wu / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) mammal with hard shell, burrows quickly, Florida

Luke Massey / Close-up of 7 banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus) skin and hairs, Pantanal, Brazil.

Agustin Esmoris / Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus), Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Agustin Esmoris / Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus), Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Agustin Esmoris / Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) at burrow, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Ingo Arndt / Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Sylvain Cordier / Hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus), Punta Norte, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina.