In the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil, yellow armadillo amour blooms year-round. When males catch the scent of a female in estrus, they approach, and “she just starts running,” Attias says.

Camera trap captures the world’s first glimpse of a baby giant armadillo Giant armadillos, weighing up to 50 kilograms, are one of the oldest mammals on Earth. But they’re nocturnal and live ...