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Mystery surrounds Iowa armadillo
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| May 19, 2010
Posted on 05/20/2010 8:08:49 AM PDT by JoeProBono
WEVER, Iowa,- Experts said an armadillo found dead at the side of a southeastern Iowa road may have been part of an early species range expansion.
Ron Andrews, a biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said armadillos are commonly found in the south central and southeastern United States, Mexico and South America, but one of the animals was found Saturday at the side of the road by a rural couple near Wever, The (Burlington, Iowa) Hawk Eye, reported Wednesday.
He said the animal may have been part of an early species range expansion.
"In southeast Iowa, the chances are a little rarer than in southwest Iowa because the rascals have been moving up from the more southwesterly side (of the region.) But I do know this, nothing is impossible anymore in this day and age. You never want to say never," Andrews said.
He said the armadillo may have also been captured somewhere else and released in the area or it may have stowed away on a truck or a train.
"We have no way to know for sure," Andrews said. "It's one of those quirky things we're going to have to really watch as the next year unfolds to see if more show up."
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: armadillo; iowa; jpb; texas
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To: JoeProBono
They are showing up here in Northeast GA.
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:11:53 AM PDT
by
two23
(Everything about them is a lie)
To: two23
To: IowaHawk
To: JoeProBono
Armadillos are no longer plentiful in TX as they once were.
They became road kill—and these days, I hardly ever see on—dead or alive.
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:13:07 AM PDT
by
basil
(It's time to rid the country of "Gun Free Zones" aka "Killing Fields")
To: JoeProBono
“We have no way to know for sure,” Andrews said.
Ab absurdo = Modern science!!!
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:13:33 AM PDT
by
sodpoodle
(Despair - Man's surrender. Laughter - God's redemption)
To: basil
Hell, they all moved to Georgia and Iowa.
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:15:17 AM PDT
by
csmusaret
(Remember, half the people in this country are below average)
To: JoeProBono
The animal doesn’t look so bad, but that shell thingie looks like a giant locust. *JUST* the pocketbook for spring, NOT!
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:15:37 AM PDT
by
nina0113
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:19:14 AM PDT
by
Jack of all Trades
(Stop the change - I want to get off!)
To: csmusaret
These things have crossed the Missouri River and have been able to survive last year's winter.
Iowegians are not gonna like what they do...
To: JoeProBono
The small ones are only advance scouts. Wait until the main force arrives...
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:20:42 AM PDT
by
stormer
To: JoeProBono
Why did the chicken cross the road?
To prove to the armadillo it could be done.
To: JoeProBono
Or maybe, just maybe instead of migration some armadillo just escaped a cage somewhere in Iowa.
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:23:14 AM PDT
by
A Texan
(Oderint dum metuant)
To: two23
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:23:48 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
They moved into Tennessee several years ago. I would bet I've seen, over the past 4 days, at least 15 of them trying to muscle in on the job of Tennessee Speed Bump, which has always been a job previously performed by the possum.
Regards,
Raven6
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:24:17 AM PDT
by
Raven6
(The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.)
To: nina0113
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:26:51 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Not to worry, they are just a food source along the imigration highway........
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:30:00 AM PDT
by
sniper63
(I am the leader of the TEA Party, I, myself am the leader of me, myself for I am the TEA Party!)
To: two23
They are not common in Central Missouri, but I see a dead one on the road on occasion. They are illegal immigrunts from the south.
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:30:08 AM PDT
by
o_zarkman44
(Elect Chuck Purgason, US Senate, Missouri! http://www.purgasonforsenate.com/)
To: csmusaret
That’s okay—we had them long enough. It’s our duty to share.
They can certainly make a mess out of a beautiful lawn, though......
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:30:16 AM PDT
by
basil
(It's time to rid the country of "Gun Free Zones" aka "Killing Fields")
To: Jack of all Trades
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posted on
05/20/2010 8:30:47 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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