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    Medicine of Giant Armadillos (Priodontes maximus)
    (2022) KLUYBER, D.; DESBIEZ, A. L. J.
    The giant armadillo is vulnerable to extinction and this solitary, rare, nocturnal species can locally disappear without people even knowing it exists. Anthropogenic impacts such as habitat loss, deforestation, fire, and roadkill are the main threats for this species. Recently, wildlife diseases have been identified as an important threat. In the 21st century, the world´s biggest still lacks basic scientific knowledge on its natural history, biology, and health. Giant armadillos occur at low density, and are rarely seen in the wild, and are very challenging to study. Additionally, there are few individuals in zoos, and little is known about the husbandry and nutritional needs for this species in captivity. Most of the information presented in this chapter is the results from a few studies on ecology and medicine, of wild giant armadillos in Brazil and Colombia. © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.