Rolf Nussbaumer / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) in wildflower meadow standing on hind legs, scent detecting, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA

Gabriel Rojo / Nine banded armadillo {Dasyspus novemcinctus} Chaco habitat, Argentina

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

Kristel Richard / Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) walking in grass, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Sean Crane / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) on alert, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refruge, Florida

Scott Leslie / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), Honeymoon Island State Park, Florida

Pete Oxford / Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia, USA, March.

Pete Oxford / Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) foraging in leaf litter. Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia, USA, March.

Pete Oxford / Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia, USA, March.

Pete Oxford / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), Little Saint Simon's Island, Georgia

Roland Seitre / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), Florida

Pete Oxford / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) walking, Little St. Simon's Island, Georgia