Study of Secretive Animals: Giant Armadillos

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rarely seen Arnaud was astonished by the animal’s size Giant armadillos can grow up to 5 feet 1 5 meters long and weigh over 100 pounds 45 kilograms But their large size has not made them easy to study The giant armadillo is rarely seen and poorly understood says Arnaud Why Giant armadillos mostly live alone and are nocturnal And they spend three-quarters of their lives underground in burrows In the Pantanal local people once believed the giant armadillo was an underground monster 6