Mylodon pelts contained bony parts that offered some protection against predators.

Though it went extinct around the end of the last ice age, Mylodon is one of the few species thought by some to still be alive as a Cryptid.

Mylodon remains found in cave deposits with human artifacts suggest people hunted them for food.

Mylodon's huge claws were probably most often used for digging, however it is not impossible it used them for defense as well.