Study of Secretive Animals: Giant Armadillos

Study of Secretive Animals: Giant Armadillos — page 1
A BIG FIND It was nighttime in the Pantanal pan-TEH-nal a huge wetland in South America Bugs chirped loudly under the glowing stars Field biologist Arnaud Desbiez crouched next to a video screen watching and waiting He was hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the rarest animals in the world the giant armadillo LOOK CLOSER The Pantanal is the biggest freshwater wetland in the world It covers 80,000 square miles 207,199 square kilometers including parts of Brazil Paraguay and Bolivia It’s about the same size as the state of Kansas 4