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Armadillos are the latest surprising species to be making its way through Illinois. A New Athens man spotted one in the woods of St. Clair County in March (and took photos), and according to Dr. Joyce Hoffman of the Illinois Natural History Survey, 130 'dillos have been spotted in the Land of Lincoln since 1999.
"The thing we don't exactly know is how they are getting here," Hofmann said. "They can swim, but the Mississippi is a pretty big river to cross."Hofmann has several theories. One is they are being brought into the state as a prank. Another is people want to keep them as a pet, change their mind and let them go.
"There's so many now, it's hard to believe they are all prank armadillos," she said. "They walk along highways, so maybe they walk along bridges across the river. Maybe they swim to one island and after a while, swim to another."
Oh, those pesky prankadillos.
Did you know a typical armadillo litter is identical quadruplets? [AP, Humane Society, photo by Rich Anderson]
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Coyotes, cougars and now armadillos, all making their way towards Chicago. Is anybody, perchance, building an ark that I should know about?
i bet this is a viral campaign for dr. doolittle 3, starring eddie murphy.
i like armadillos. i don't know why, i just do. now if only we could get some platypuses.
They are strangely cute.
Koala bears are so cute and cuddly. I wish they were indigenous to where we are.
Armadillos! I love those things! I visited a friend in Missouri once, and I guess there were a lot of Armadillos, everywhere. I would see a dead one on the side of the road sometimes. She told me that if you scared them, sometimes they'd jump pretty high and run away.
Also, I heard that Koala bears, even though they are cute, are actually assholes. They bite and attack.
my friend said "koala bears are super dope." but they really are vicious mothers. super mean. hey, if you were chawing on halls all day, wouldn't you be, too?
I did a report on armadillos when I was in elementary school. =)
Can't you catch leprosy form those, or is this another urban myth?
Komodo Dragons, son! Its all about the Komodos!
And if you are being chased by one, you better not run straight!
Bronto, apparently, they do carry it but you're unlikely to catch it. Unless you eat armadillo sushi.
Maggie? Prankadillo? Made my day.
Spav if you want to go on a koala kidnapping, bringing back to Chicago to let roam and procreate spree, I am TOTALLY willing to help out.
No, no, no. It's koala. Not koala bear.
At least we have saber-tooth rats...