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

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.

David Welling / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) foraging at night. Starr County, Texas, USA, April.

Philip Dalton / Peruvian girl holding Nine banded armadilo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Peru

Gerrit Vyn / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) drinking from a water hole. Willacy County, Texas

Claudio Contreras / Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Labna, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Nine-banded Armadillo {Dasypus novemcinctus} digging for food, Hill Country, Texas, USA

Nick Gordon / Nine banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Amazonia, Brazil

Nick Gordon / Nine banded armadillo (Dasyspus novemcinctus), Brazil, South America