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Armadillo? I say so.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 9:26 am
by Matt
Two years ago I was driving along the eastern side of 490 and something caught my eye. A small animal on a rolling hill adjacent to the road. I immediately noticed the animal was furless, had a segmented, armored body, and long snout. I'm no fool when it comes to identifying animals. I immediatley tried to wake my napping wife in the front seat. Armadillo! I yelled, but it was too late. We were long past.

To this day she mocks my Armadillo sighting.
But could I have seen one, in upstate NY?
How did it get here?

Apparently these things are like rats. The only thing that's keeping them from inhabiting NY is that they are slow and can't swim well.

This could have been an exotic pet, released into the wild?

Here is an interesting page on Armadillo reach
http://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/expansion.html
Note the map is from 1996

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:42 am
by Brenda
Okay, it's not bad enough that I have to keep an eye out for Opossum every time that I'm out on these country roads, but now I'm going to have to watch out for Armadillo too? :wink: I've heard they make quite a bump when you hit them!

Armadillo sighting

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:54 pm
by ShanaD
IF he really saw and armadillo the only explaination could be that it was an exotic pet, released into the wild. Also, my husband is crazy.

Re: Armadillo sighting

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:23 pm
by Brenda
ShanaD wrote:Also, my husband is crazy.
I'm coming to believe that.

Re: Armadillo? I say so.

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:40 am
by Kelly
Matt wrote:Two years ago I was driving along the eastern side of 490 and something caught my eye. A small animal on a rolling hill adjacent to the road. I immediately noticed the animal was furless, had a segmented, armored body, and long snout. I'm no fool when it comes to identifying animals. I immediatley tried to wake my napping wife in the front seat. Armadillo! I yelled, but it was too late. We were long past.

To this day she mocks my Armadillo sighting.
But could I have seen one, in upstate NY?
How did it get here?

Apparently these things are like rats. The only thing that's keeping them from inhabiting NY is that they are slow and can't swim well.

This could have been an exotic pet, released into the wild?

Here is an interesting page on Armadillo reach
http://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/expansion.html
Note the map is from 1996

Hmmmmm. 2005 you saw this? December? Could it have been.....?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83u9HOvHxwQ

I could never pick a favorite Friends episode, but this one is right up there. :santa:

Re: Armadillo? I say so.

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:12 am
by Matt
every time i drive past that area, i still hope to see my armadillo friend.

Re: Armadillo? I say so.

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:36 am
by keithp
I always thought they cant handle the cold. I guess if Guinea Fowl from Africa can survive in New York than why not armadillo!

Re: Armadillo? I say so.

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:25 pm
by Matt
My armadillo probably died the following winter, which explains why there are no more sightings.