The Giant Armadillo Project employs two vets who have developed specialized knowledge of this rare creature. Arnaud Desbiez: Camila just applied the aesthetic and now we have to wait.

"Giant armadillos are like 'ecosystem engineers,' providing homes for many other animals," said Arnaud Desbiez, a conservation officer with The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland who is based in ...

Indeed, the last giant armadillo in captivity died in 1988, though there are unregistered ones in South American zoos and collections, said Desbiez. It’s unclear how many exist on the outside.

Cut marks found on giant armadillo fossils suggest the presence of early humans in what’s now Argentina more than 20,000 years ago — far earlier than once thought.

Giant armadillo. Photo by: Kevin Schafer/The Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project. Giant armadillo team from left to right: Gabriel-Massocato, Danilo-Kluyber, and Arnaud-Desbiez.

Welcome to the “Hotel Armadillo,” where the elusive giant armadillo digs a daily hole deep in the Brazilian rainforest and leaves behind a suite for 25 species of jungle clientele. Join ...

Since 2010, the Giant Armadillo Project has been dedicated to researching the world's largest armadillo, an animal that, despite its size and range across almost every country in South America, is ...

"Giant armadillos are like 'ecosystem engineers,' providing homes for many other animals," said Arnaud Desbiez, a conservation officer with The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland who is based in ...

Oh, wow! Check this out. A farmer stumbled upon FOUR giant armadillo relatives, called glyptodonts, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presumably, the close association suggests they were a social group.

But not just this giant armadillo. Giant sloths, four-tusked elephants, and a whole bunch of other ancient mammals that roamed the earth over 10,000 years ago also all played a role.